Careers

Senior Structural Engineer Vacancy

Competitive salary + benefits

About us:

Abstruct Consulting is a UK based practice offering expert structural and civil engineering advice and design services on a large variety of projects. From inception we have built our reputation on delivering first class service and elegant, practical engineering solutions. Our service to all our clients aims to provide designs that are straightforward, relevant, economical and sensible with attention to detail and aesthetics also being an essential part of our approach.

Within the Structural team you will be given the opportunity to further develop and grow your engineering knowledge and skills whilst having the benefit of an experienced support network around you.

Main Responsibilities:

This senior engineer role will combine office/home-based (hybrid) working alongside professionals who are at the forefront of the industry, with opportunities to complete work across a wide variety of sectors from large domestic, residential, industrial, commercial, hotels, sports, hospitality and leisure industry, schools and competitive recreation amongst others. The successful candidate will be part of a small team, taking ownership of projects, their own workload and collaborating with our structural engineering team. They will be a structural engineer looking to take the step up to a Senior Engineering role.

• You will produce design solutions from initial conception, though to design completion for our structural engineering projects
• Prepare calculations in Eurocodes and able to design in reinforced concrete, steel, masonry, timber and foundations
• Prepare PDF mark-ups of designs
• Compile calculation packs of designs for building control submission
• Prepare technical reports
• Communicate with the Client and wider design team
• Attend meetings and undertake site visits

Skills, education & qualification preferred:

• A degree in Civil Engineering / Structural Engineering or equivalent degree
• With +5 years’ experience
• Be comfortable working to current UK design and construction standards
• A good working knowledge of TEKLA TEDDS, TSD.
• Familiar with PDF marking up software (REVU Bluebeam or similar)
• Familiarity with CDE collaboration platforms would be advantageous.
• Good communication skills and written English
• Ability to work in a team to solve problems that matter
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel

What we offer you:

Abstruct is a great place to do great work. We enable our employees to be in the driving seat of their growth and development. We are a committed employer and offer the right candidate in-depth on the job training and fully support our engineers in working towards Chartership (MIStructE / MICE).

We offer a competitive salary and benefits, 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, holiday buy/sell scheme, health care plan, continuous training and development, yearly professional membership subscription, organised social functions and hybrid working.

Please submit cover letter and CV (max 2 pages) to recruitment@abstruct-consult.com