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Senior Structural Engineer

Truro
1 week ago
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Are you an experienced structural engineer looking to step into a leading regional consultancy, helping them establish a new regional office in Truro?

On offer is a healthy work-life balance, challenging cutting-edge projects and excellent opportunities for progression.

We are working with an established engineering consultancy, this business offers a number of property related services and has offices across the region. We are looking for a structural engineer who not only has a passion for design but also for building and maintaining relationships and a progressive outlook on working with new and innovative software. Projects are interesting and diverse and include locally significant work. This business is expanding it’s existing portfolio in Cornwall and needs an experienced and enthusiastic engineer to support this goal and put their mark on this new team.

The structural team is in its early days which presents huge opportunity for the right candidate .

Key features of the practice;

Convenient location in Truro
Modern working environment
Healthy pipeline of work stretching well into 2026
Structured development programme with a focus on staff achieving chartered status
Requirements for the role:

BEng/MEng/BSc or MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering
Ideally knowledge of software such as Robot, Tekla Building Designer and Revit
Experience working with building structures, both new build and refurb
Strong communication skills; candidates will need to be able to liaise confidently with clients, contractors and architects
Chartered or aspiring to chartership with the ICE or IStructE
Responsibilities:

Leading technical delivery for the structural department and design team and being a point of contact for clients and stakeholders
Delivering detailed design of building structures both new build and refurb
Liaising with clients, contractors and architects 
Aiding with the development  junior members of staff 
Running and delivering projects which will increase in size and complexity as you gain experience
Helping with the implementation of new software
Have a key role in strategic planning
What is on offer:

Opportunities to attend regular CPD and networking events
Annual company holidays
25 days annual leave
Pension
Annual bonus
Flexible working hours bases around your personal requirements
Professional subscriptions paid for
Regular salary reviews
Roles such as this are unusual in this area and when they do come about are well worth exploring. We are ideally looking for someone to start as soon as possible.

For more information, please contact Patrick Makeig-Jones, RGB Recruitment

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