Structural Engineer in City of London

Location: Trident Court, 1 Oakcroft Road, Chessington, KT9 1BD

Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 per annum (based on a 5-day 37.5‑hour week) depending on experience.

Job Type: Permanent, Full time

About us: WYATT CARRUTHERS JEBB LIMITED is a multi‑disciplinary firm of Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers and Building Surveyors. Established in 1990, we are known for our industry expertise and client care. Our diverse client base spans the public sector, residential, commercial, education and heritage sectors, with projects located across Central London and the Home Counties. We pride ourselves on a relaxed working environment while maintaining a high quality and informed service.

About the role:

• Involved in the design and specification of new build developments.
• Inspect properties with structural defects (ranging from subsidence to flood and fire damage).
• Manage projects.
• Correspond with people from multiple disciplines.
• Write repair schedules and contract documents.
• Inspect works.
• Provide engineering services within time and budget constraints.
• Ensure subordinate staff also work accordingly.
• Conduct defects analysis of existing buildings and produce associated reports.
• Assess and specify repairs of damaged building failures including subsidence, fire damage, vehicle impact damage and flood.
• Develop structural schemes for new build developments.
• Undertake elemental design calculations.
• Prepare reinforcement detail drawings, bending schedules, structural steel details and administer contract for repair.
• Carry out general administration and issue drawings.
• Perform on‑site survey work.
• Conduct inspections of contractors' work on site.
• Assist or provide fee proposals.
• Provide feedback to directors relevant to the running of the practice (e.g., staff grievances, resource allocation).
• Handle technical queries and provide assistance to junior staff.
• Provide a checking service within the engineering team and across teams, including reviewing other engineers' work for licenses.
• Develop awareness of how company decisions affect outside parties.
• Maintain awareness of the liability arising from Design Disclosure Documents and decisions made.
• Adopt a helpful and courteous manner when dealing with all outside parties including clients, contractors, statutory bodies and members of the public.
• Adopt a responsible attitude toward health and safety in accordance with the company's H&S policy and procedures.

About you:

• A degree in Structural Engineering from a university recognised by the IStructE.
• MEng or BEng university qualification – minimum 2:1.
• Minimum 5 years full‑time employed working experience.
• Hold a valid driving licence and have access to a car, willing to use it for site visits subject to reimbursement of expenses.
• Experience in design and supervision/inspection of structural works on site including reinforced concrete, structural steelwork, structural masonry, structural timber, and foundations.
• Experience in inspecting buildings suffering from structural distress and identifying the cause and extent of damage including subsidence, roof spread, fire damage, deleterious material failure, explosion and overloading.
• Experience managing small and medium‑sized projects up to £1m.
• Working knowledge of building defects, their causes, and repair measures.
• Good technical knowledge and practical ability.
• Effective and clear report‑writing skills with confidence to recommend further action.
• Knowledge and appreciation of building construction and ability to produce detailed, clear, hand sketches.
• Ability to produce clear annotated calculations for building regulation submissions and relay information to draftsmen.
• Ability to communicate design with hand‑drawn sketches using clear, legible handwriting.
• Ability to supervise, advise and support junior staff when work is delegated.
• Ability to handle a potentially large number of projects and supervise staff.
• Ability to produce clear annotated drawings on AutoCAD.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.

What we offer:

• Progression opportunities.
• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increases to 25 days after 6‑month probation).
• Birthday day off.
• Pension after probation.
• Professional subscriptions.
• Flexible and relaxed working environment.
• Various team‑building and social events throughout the year.

Additional Information: The successful candidate will report to a Team Director. Candidates with experience as a Consulting Engineer, Civil Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Engineer, Senior Structural Engineer, Building Design Engineer, Structural Consultant, Façade Engineer or Geotechnical Engineer will also be considered for this role.