Graduate Structural Engineer in Billericay

Are you a Graduate Structural Engineer qualifying this year or last year, who is looking for a progressive and exciting career opportunity? Are you ambitious to progress in the industry? Do you excel in the act of producing great designs and relish the completion of the detail and supporting documents in the process? Do you want to join an established business and be an important cog in their growth plan?

Our client is an Essex-based Building Design Consultancy who works mostly in the commercial market with developers and contractors. They are seeking an office-based, enthusiastic and proficient Graduate Structural Engineer to support the Architects in the business. Someone who is a highly detailed individual and IT proficient. This is an important role, and you will be part of a growing team who are focused on getting the business to the next level.

Salary and Hours:

• £28,000 to £35,000 per annum, subject to grades and specific work experience
• An office-based role; Located on the 1st floor
• 5 days a week; 9am to 5:30pm

Benefits Our Client Offers:

• Annual profit related Bonus Scheme
• Group Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Bereavement Counselling and Probate Helping Service
• Group Personal Pension
• Healthcare Insurance
• Career growth opportunities
• Training provided
• Team Events
• Sick Pay Cover

Position Purpose:

Working within a team of Engineers and Technicians, and under the supervision of the Project Manager / Owner, as a Graduate Engineer you are expected to deliver assigned tasks and provide technical support, working towards the overall successful delivery of technically challenging designs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Becoming familiar with, and compliant with, relevant Health and Safety and Welfare Regulations, and to promote a culture of awareness within the team.
• Ongoing Continual Professional Development through appreciation, understanding, and experience of works directly relatable to ongoing tasks extending to wider subject reading and knowledge of Engineering and relatable subjects through self-study.
• Working towards Chartered Membership of ICE / IStructE.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Developing skills and knowledge base in both the technical and management streams through ongoing familiarisation of Design Standards and Codes of Practice, and Design Guidance notes etc.
• Demonstrate ability to understand technical concepts.
• Gaining experience and proficiency in BDC systems and procedures.
• Participate in the resolution of technical issues.
• Communicate throughout the stages of a project with the Engineering Team, Technicians and Project Manager / Owner on a regular basis, providing regular updates of progress of works against Programmes.
• Prepare and collate / assist in the preparation and collation of project-specific documentation.
• Reviewing and self-checking of own work.
• Co-ordinate information with relevant third parties (i.e. Architects, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Surveyors, and other members of the design team, including Utility companies) working to establish relationships with peers in outside organisations.
• Attend meetings on occasions, and when necessary, visit sites, carry out site investigations, attend site meetings and check progress of work on site. Where necessary, prepare and assist in the preparation and issue of site inspection reports.
• Aware of programmes and resource planning.
• Responsible for managing the production of assigned deliverables and associated outputs, ensuring they are delivered on time, and to an excellent standard.
• Prepare and present information to the Engineering Team and other teams within the business.
• Ability to handle the project management of smaller tasks and projects.
• Undertaking of complex structural calculations and design proofs using a range of techniques, including handwritten calculations.
• Develop analytical design models, using a range of computer packages, to assist in the assessment and design of larger scale buildings including interpretation of output.
• Preparation and collation of calculation files to include a clear summary on design approach and content.
• Prepare marked up drawings for use in preparation of reinforcement detailing and subsequent review of completed reinforcement drawings.
• Review the prepared structural drawings and details to ensure these reflect the design assumptions and calculations.
• Check third-party information received for consistency with Structural Design and Drawings / Engineering Mark-ups.

If you want to join an established, privately owned business, and be a catalyst for their future growth, then this is the job for you! Our client’s selection process is unique in the marketplace and attracts motivated, productive team members, who they know will be successful and have a great career with them. They look forward to hearing from you. Don’t miss this opportunity. Start your application NOW!