🏗️ Structural Engineer – Leicester
📍 Leicester (Office + Site Hybrid)
💰 £40,000 – £50,000 + Benefits + Progression
🌍 About the Role
I’m recruiting a Structural Engineer for a growing civil and structural engineering contractor based in Leicester, delivering reinforced concrete, infrastructure and water-sector projects across the Midlands and wider UK.
You’ll play a hands-on role in structural design, technical delivery, and supporting construction teams on a range of projects including RC structures, foundations, retaining walls, highways structures and specialist civils works.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys a blend of design, site interaction and multi-disciplinary coordination.
🔧 Key Responsibilities
* Deliver structural analysis and detailed design, primarily in reinforced concrete and steel.
* Produce drawings, calculations, specifications and technical reports for project stages from concept to AFC.
* Assist with temporary works input, foundation design, retaining structures and other civils-related elements.
* Liaise with site teams, attend inspections, review as-built information and support construction queries.
* Ensure designs comply with Eurocodes, client standards and CDM requirements.
* Work closely with civil, mechanical and project management teams to ensure coordinated solutions.
* Provide technical support to junior engineers and technicians when required.
💡 About You
* Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering (MEng/BEng).
* Experience delivering structural designs within contractor, consultancy or design & build environments.
* Strong background in reinforced concrete design and structural principles.
* Competent with relevant software (AutoCAD, structural analysis packages).
* Comfortable working with site/construction teams and resolving technical queries.
* Enthusiastic, professional and committed to continuous learning.
* Full UK driving licence.
🎁 What’s on Offer
* £40,000 – £50,000 DOE + benefits.
* Strong pipeline of regional structural/civil projects.
* Opportunity to develop in RC design, temporary works and site-led engineering.
* Supportive, collaborative team culture.
* Exposure to water, infrastructure and specialist civils schemes.
🚀 Interested? Let’s Talk
If you’re a Structural Engineer based in or around Leicester and want to join a specialist civil engineering contractor doing high-quality work, I’d love to speak in confidence.
📞 Sam Wakley
Recruitment Consultant – Built Environment
📧 samuel.wakley@anderselite.com
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