Structural Senior Engineer

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors. Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face. Our company is split into two business areas: Utility Infrastructure – Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance. Equal Opportunities Statement At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you. Role Overview UIPTD is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our OHL and substation structures team, supporting EPC delivery for SSE, SPEN, NGED, and National Grid. OHL structural experience is desired given the specialised and relatively scarce nature of this discipline, but UIPTD will equally consider candidates with strong transferable experience from adjacent structural fields — masts, towers, bridges, or other slender and dynamically-loaded structures — who are keen to develop OHL-specific expertise. Key Responsibilities OHL Structural Design Structural analysis and design of lattice towers, wood pole, and steel pole structures under the technical oversight of the Principal Structural Engineer Tower/pole capacity assessment for reconductoring, uprating, and line diversion or refurbishment schemes Production and checking of structural calculations, reports, and drawings for OHL structures Use of PLS-CADD / PLS-POLE or equivalent software for structural analysis of towers and poles Substation Structures Structural design and checking of substation gantries, busbar support structures, and plant support steelwork Structural assessment of existing substation structures to support plant replacement or uprating projects Project Delivery Work within multi-discipline project teams to deliver structural design outputs to programme and budget Attend and contribute to design review meetings with clients (SSE, SPEN, NGED, National Grid) Support construction phase activities including RFI responses, site queries, and structural inspection Contribute structural input to feasibility studies and options assessments for OHL and substation schemes Development