Salary Up to £55,000 depending on experience Vacancy type Permanent Categories Structural Engineering
Role: SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Salary: £45,000-£55,000
Location: Newcastle
Our client is a leading risk-engineering consultancy based in Newcastle. Their current project portfolio includes the design of several high-profile developments throughout the UK and worldwide against extreme load events. Current design projects include:
• Premier League football stadia
• Major events arenas
• Railway/HS2 stations
• MOD/defence buildings
Due to the continued expansion of the business, they are keen to recruit a high calibre Senior Structural Engineer to join the team, who is eager to further their professional development within a relaxed and friendly environment.
Key Responsibilities
As a member of the team, you’ll be responsible for:
• Engaging with clients to help define project requirements, influence project outcomes and present solutions
• Working collaboratively with project design teams to develop protective design strategies
• Delivering both retained and novated design duties when working on design and build projects (developing outline and detailed performance specifications, monitoring compliance and attending site)
• Supporting Tier 1, 2 and 3 contractors, to ensure construction works comply with project specifications
• Working with manufacturers to help design and develop new products for market
• Managing project workloads to ensure deliverables are completed on time and to a high quality
• Undertaking and supervising the completion of detailed structural calculations using both linear and non-linear methods and a blend of hand calculations, finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics
• Completing vehicle dynamics assessments for the specification and design of hostile vehicle mitigation
• Mentoring a team of graduate and project engineers
Qualifications and Experience
Qualities they’re looking for in the successful candidate include:
• A relevant civil or structural engineering degree or a background in applied physics
• Chartered engineer status (MICE or MISTructE) or experience capable of passing the chartered professional review
• Experience of leading teams, and working with clients and project professionals to develop innovative solutions to complex problems
• A sound grasp of steel and concrete design in accordance with the Eurocodes and/or UFC 3-340-02
• An understanding of the commercial aspect of project delivery
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with impeccable attention to detail
• Willingness to undergo UK security vetting at SC level (or above)
What can you expect from them?
• A salary of up to £55,000 (depending on qualification and experience)
• Generous performance-based bonus scheme
• Generous pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Payment for professional subscriptions/memberships
• Training towards membership of the Register of Security Engineers and Specialists
• Employee assistance programme
• Flexible working times
• Opportunity to work from home
• Smart casual dress in a relaxed and friendly environment
• Free onsite parking
• Flexible benefits packages including: Cycle to work scheme, Electric vehicle lease scheme
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