Structural Project Engineer

Vertical Recruitment have an exciting opportunity with a thriving Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy. They are searching for a Structural Engineer with 2-4 years’ experience to join and help develop their growing team. You will need to bring a high level of technical skill coupled with an enthusiasm for your projects. You will be motivated to learn, enjoy solving problems and deliver with detail and accuracy.

They expect you to be proactively working towards chartership of a relevant engineering institution and committed to undertaking training and attending external industry functions and lectures to maintain and develop industry awareness. They have a strong focus on personal development and will support you as you develop your skillset..

They have embraced hybrid working and maintain a keen focus on the wellbeing of the team. They operate flexible working arrangements allowing staff to balance studio and home-working time, supported by high-spec IT infrastructure and a collaborative team.

They offer an excellent package of employee benefits including 25 days holiday, private health insurance, enhanced maternity and partner’s leave, employee assistance programme, professional subscriptions, CPD opportunities, studio lunches, annual study trip and regular team socials.

The ideal candidate would have:

• 2-4 years’ experience in a design-based role in a UK consultancy.
• An ability to contribute to the development of viable structural solutions within the scope of a design brief, taking account of structural stability, durability, aesthetics, sustainability, and cost.
• Developed skills to carry out analysis and design of structural forms including an ability to contribute to the specification and co-ordination of materials – steel, concrete, masonry and timber.
• Knowledge of the Eurocodes, other design guidance and a demonstrable range of construction techniques, together with the skill to apply these appropriately in design situations.
• An awareness of relevant environmental, societal, sustainability and economic issues, and associated legislation.
• An ability to communicate effectively and to explain your work, ideas and engineering principles to the team.
• An ability to produce drawings, sketches and reports that convey the appropriate level of detail and standard of presentation, together with an ability to manage project outputs and deliverables.
• Knowledge of Revit, Robot and Tekla Structural Designer would be an advantage.