Are you a recent graduate or one of last year, looking for a progressive and exciting career opportunity?
Are you ambitious to progress in the industry?
Do you excel in producing great designs and relish completing detail and supporting documents?
Do you want to join an established business and be an important cog in their growth plan?
Our client is an Essex-based Building Design Consultants working mainly in the commercial market with developers and contractors.
They are seeking an office‑based, enthusiastic and proficient Graduate Structural Engineer to support the Architects. This role requires a highly detailed individual who is IT proficient.
Salary and Hours
* £28,000 to £35,000 per annum, subject to grades and specific work experience
* An office‑based role; located on the 1st floor
* 5 days a week; 9am to 5:30pm
Benefits Our Client Offers
* Annual profit related Bonus Scheme
* Group Life Assurance
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Bereavement Counselling and Probate Helping Service
* Group Personal Pension
* Healthcare Insurance
* Career growth opportunities
* Training provided
* Team Events
* Sick Pay Cover
Position Purpose
Working within a team of Engineers and Technicians and under the supervision of the Project Manager / Owner, as a Graduate Engineer you are expected to deliver assigned tasks and provide technical support, working towards the overall successful delivery of technically challenging designs.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
* Familiar with and compliant with relevant Health and Safety and Welfare Regulations, promoting a culture of awareness within the team.
* Ongoing Continuous Professional Development through appreciation, understanding, and experience of works directly relatable to ongoing tasks, extending to wider subject reading and knowledge of Engineering and related subjects through self‑study.
* Working towards Chartered Membership of ICE / IStructE.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Developing skills and knowledge in both technical and management streams through ongoing familiarisation of Design Standards and Codes of Practice, and Design Guidance notes etc.
* Demonstrate ability to understand technical concepts.
* Gain experience and proficiency in BDC systems and procedures.
* Participate in the resolution of technical issues.
* Communicate throughout the stages of a project with the Engineering Team, Technicians and Project Manager / Owner on a regular basis, providing regular updates against programmes.
* Prepare and collate / assist in the preparation and collation of project‑specific documentation.
* Review and self‑check own work.
* Coordinate information with relevant third parties (i.e. Architects, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Surveyors, and other members of the design team, including Utility companies).
* Attend meetings on occasions, prepare and assist in the preparation and issue of site inspection reports.
* Awareness and understanding of programmes and resource planning.
* Responsible for managing the production of assigned deliverables and associated outputs, ensuring they are delivered on time, and to an excellent standard.
* Prepare and present information to the Engineering Team and other teams within the business.
* Ability to handle the project management of smaller tasks and projects.
* Undertaking of complex structural calculations and design proofs using a range of techniques, including handwritten calculations.
* Develop analytical design models, using a range of computer packages, to assist in the assessment and design of larger scale buildings.
* Preparation and collation of calculation files to include a clear summary on design approach and content.
* Prepare marked up drawings for reinforcement detailing and subsequent review of completed reinforcement drawings.
* Review the prepared structural drawings and details to ensure they reflect the design assumptions and calculations.
* Check third‑party information received for consistency with Structural Design and Drawings / Engineering Mark‑ups.
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