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Giraffe Engineering is a dynamic and growing team of structural engineers working on a diverse range of challenging projects, continually expanding our horizons, exploring new ways of delivering the best outcome for our clients and pushing the envelope on low‑carbon solutions and efficient structural design.
Our office is located 50 metres from Chippenham train station, which is 13 minutes on the train from Bath, 12 minutes from Swindon and 24 minutes from Bristol.
We have the opportunity to take on a new Senior Structural Engineer to join us on this adventure; to help deliver our growing project portfolio, and to be a part of shaping the future direction of the firm.
The role will include:
* Taking ownership of a wide range of projects at all scales from domestic alterations to large commercial developments.
* Attending site visits and design team meetings and developing your own professional relationships with a network of clients and designers.
* Carrying out structural analysis in timber, masonry, steel, and concrete as well as exploring the use of non‑traditional structural materials.
* Supporting our technicians to producing clear and comprehensive technical drawings in CAD, on PDF and by hand.
* Producing structural calculations to Eurocodes using first principles and multiple software tools.
* Supporting junior team members with training and development to help with the delivery of project designs and drawings.
As the ideal candidate for this job:
* You are chartered or nearly chartered with the IStructE or ICE.
* You are highly motivated to succeed and passionate about structural engineering and low carbon design.
* You are able to balance the needs of multiple projects and have good independent working discipline.
* You have broad practical experience delivering projects on a variety of scales from concept design through detailed design and construction.
* You are able to exercise your engineering judgement to find simple and efficient solutions.
Other benefits of coming to work with us include:
* Relaxed company culture with minimal bureaucracy.
* We understand the 9‑5 doesn’t work for everyone, we are flexible with our working hours and also offer the opportunity to work from home part of the week.
* Great opportunities for career progression as part of our growing team.
* Regular team social activities.
* We know the importance of ongoing professional development we support a range of internal and external opportunities for everyone in the team.
* Health and wellbeing benefits include;
* Free flexible gym membership
* Headspace membership
* Spotify or Audible subscription
* Secure bike storage and showers if you want to ride to work, we also offer cycle2work scheme.
* Team based performance bonuses twice yearly up to 10% of salary.
If you are interested in joining our team we would love to hear from you, We value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage applications from everyone.
Apply by sending a covering letter and CV to info@giraffeengineering.com
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Civil Engineering
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