Senior Structural Engineer

City of London
5 months ago
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Senior Structural Engineer | Derby

Our client who are a nationwide Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer in their London office, which is in Zone 1 the location offers exceptional transport links. Within a 10-minute walk you'll find Old Street, Barbican, and Farringdon stations, giving you direct access to the Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth Line, and Thameslink services. This means fast, no-change connections across London, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Sussex, Heathrow, and even as far as Reading or Brighton.

The Senior Structural Engineer will have experience in multi-storey RC Frame projects be rewarded with a salary up to £58k maybe more for more senior individuals, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced Pension, Bonus and flexible benefits on top.

The Senior Structural Engineer will have development potential as the company grow across all offices so there is a clear line to Principal and Associate positions The ideal Structural Engineer will have 5+ years' experience within a UK Consultancy and be working towards chartership with excellent knowledge of British Standards and Eurocodes.

Senior Structural Engineer Salary & Benefits

Salary DOE
Paid Membership fees
Great career opportunity to progress to Principal or Associate level.
Flexible benefits package
25 days' holiday + BH
Bonus scheme (based on company and personal performance)
Company pension 3% Employee 5% Employer
Enhanced Family policies

Senior Structural Engineer Job Overview

Working on exciting RC frame projects
Working on a range of commercial, educational, residential, health and leisure sectors
Attending Client Meetings
Scheme Design
Work on all aspects of projects, from conceptual scheme design to construction on site.
Manage relationships with clients, contractors, and design teams.
Model and design using cutting-edge software.
Write reports and liaise with contractors and clients.
Mentoring Junior Engineers

Senior Structural Engineer Job Requirements

5+ years' experience within a UK Consultancy
Multi-storey RC Frame projects
Experience with software -TEKLA Structural Designer, Robot and TEDDS
Ability to design to British Standards or Eurocode
Knowledge of steel, concrete, timber and load bearing masonry structures is essential
A BEng or MEng Civil / Structural Engineering or Engineering Design
Chartered member of the relevant body such as the IStructE
Experience across several sectors - Commercial, educational, residential, health and leisure
Experience of conceptual design, project management including programming works and experience in leading a small teamBennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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