Graduate Structural Engineer / Structural Engineer

Graduate Structural Engineer / Structural Engineer

NPS Property Consultants works in partnership with Norfolk County Council, supplying expertise across multiple consultancy services. The business supports a growing number of public and private sector clients across East Anglia, undertaking a diverse range of works.

Our Structural Engineering team currently have an excellent career opportunity for a Graduate Structural Engineer / Structural Engineer working or prepared to work towards Chartered status to join the Norwich team on a permanent, full-time basis.

Based in our modern and professional open plan office located at the International Aviation Academy Norwich (IAAN), You will join a multi-disciplined property consulting team and support the delivery of technical service to new and existing clients, primarily within the Public Sector. Our current project pipeline has provided the opportunity to recruit with the capacity for us to take on either;

• Graduate Structural Engineer
• Structural Engineer

Depending on your level of experience, the appointed person will be responsible for contributing to or responsible for providing management and expertise across a range of new and existing projects. This includes new build schools and extensions / remodelling of existing schools, care homes, residential houses and flats, historical building surveys and engineering, and involvement in many interesting and challenging public sector building projects. Within this role, you will be tasked with:

• Preparing designs, calculations and specifications cross our business portfolio
• Carrying out design and management of all types of structural service projects including producing budgets estimates, drawings, detailed service specifications, tender documentation and undertaking full contract administration duties on structural led projects.
• Providing advice to colleagues and clients on structural engineering issues
• Preparing schedules for dilapidations, improvement schemes and structural surveys
• Liaising with clients, contractors and colleagues to ensure work is delivered to schedule

Our Successful Candidate:

NPS Property Consultants is proud of our ethos on personal development and training, and you will be given a platform to develop your existing knowledge through practical work and industry training.

The level of experience you bring to the role will be flexible depending on whether you join the team as a Graduate or a Structural Engineer:

• Professional membership of the Institute of Structural Engineers and be working or prepared to work towards Chartered status
• Higher level qualification (bachelor's degree or equivalent) in an engineering (or related) discipline
• Experience working in a similar or related role
• Excellent communication skills, capable of building effective relationships with colleagues and clients
• Familiar with relevant construction, health and safety legislation and risks and hazards associated with asbestos

Our Offer:

Alongside a great workplace environment and a group wide focus or reinvesting in our employees, we also offer:

• A competitive salary depending on experience
• 25/26 days annual leave + bank holidays
• 5% matched pension contribution
• 8 weeks Sickness pay scheme
• Company funded Level 1 Bupa Health Care Cash Plan, which includes employee options to increase level of cover and/or include family members.
• Flexible working arrangements

Please read the attached job description and person specification to ensure you meet the criteria for the role before applying.

An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer. Please click for details of our DBS policy relating to the recruitment of ex-offenders.

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.