Structural Engineer
Exeter
Up to £58,
37 Hours per week
South West Norse is a specialist property and construction consultancy, providing expertise in architecture, surveying, engineering, and estates and asset management services to a range of public and private sector clients across the UK.
We currently have an excellent career opportunity for a Structural Engineer working or prepared to work towards Chartered status to join our well-established team in Exeter on a permanent, full-time basis.
As a Structural Engineer you will be responsible for providing management and expertise across a wide range of new and existing projects. This includes new build schools and extensions / remodelling of existing schools, residential buildings, structural surveys, repairs to historical structures, and involvement in many interesting and challenging public sector building projects. Within this role, you will be tasked with:
Main Responsibilities:
1. Completing planned work programmes and projects to timeframes and with budget.
2. Managing client needs, defining project technical specifications, manage costs, fees and commercial requirement and ensure that projects are delivered to client satisfaction.
3. Assisting the relevant director in managing engineering resources across the Structural Engineering team.
4. Supporting business development activity to enhance, grow and diversify the engineering capabilities.
5. Managing the implementation of best practice in the Structural Engineering team.
6. Leading major projects ensuring that they are delivered to the specification.
7. Preparing designs, calculations, specifications, drawing and carrying out risk assessments for improvement, refurbishment and new building schemes, tendering documents and supervising works to completion including agreeing interim and final accounts.
8. Preparing schedules of dilapidations, improvement scheme, drawings and specifications, structural surveys, and insurance reinstatement schemes.
9. Responding to emergency requests for action or advice regarding dangerous buildings. Attending and advising on incidents.
10. Providing advice to clients in respect of construction and refurbishment projects and actively promote surveying services on a fee-paying basis.
11. Fee earning at 90%,and contributing to the achievement of business plan objective and targets.
Other Duties:
The duties listed are not exhaustive and may be varied therefore the post holder will be expected to undertake other duties as appropriate to the role and as requested by his/her line manager, including:
12. Carrying out duties appropriate to the grade of the post, including occasional travel to other offices as required.
13. Promoting continuous improvement and delivering demonstrable high-quality products and services which embrace quality standards.
14. Demonstrating personal commitment to the Norse Way CSR Strategy.
Candidate Requirements:
15. Bachelors Degree or equivalent in an Structural Engineering related discipline
16. Professional membership of the Institute of Structural Engineers and be working or prepared to work towards Chartered status
17. Holds a current site card or is prepared to immediately attain
18. Conversant with Health and Safety legislation
19. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and AutoCAD Knowledge and experience of Revit, and other design tools Tekla Designer/Tedds
20. Familiar with relevant construction, health and safety legislation and risks and hazards associated with asbestos
An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer.
We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.