Senior Structural Engineer

Senior Structural Engineer

Gateshead

Ref MR40

Salary up to £55,000 + Benefits

We currently have a vacancy for an aspiring Senior Structural Engineer to assist in managing a busy Structural design team based in Gateshead. You will be responsible for aspects of design work from conception through to technical approval/completion on projects ranging from £0.5m to £20m. As well as assisting in the operation and running the structures department with further progression welcome for the right person.

This role is ideally suited to someone who has the following:

Excellent communication skills, in both written and spoken English
Minimum 8 years structural design experience in core materials; Concrete, Steel, Masonry, and Timber
MIStructE Chartered membership, or working towards with submission within 12 monthsWorking as a Senior Structural Engineer you will;

Overall responsibility for delivery of projects
Preparation of fee proposals for Director authorisation
Delivery of scheme designs and input into scheme design reports
Delivery of detailed design including full tender and construction packages
Liaison with statutory authorities, architects, the design team, and contractors
Attendance at client, design & site meetings, site inspections and reporting
Resource and Management of engineers & technicians
Supporting the Managing Director with team targets
Contribute towards producing bids and tenders
Carrying out structural surveys of buildings and structures, providing advice on any issues that may arise
Analysing and reporting on structural defects and remediation if required
Co-ordinating and reviewing the production of high-quality written reports on a range of projects.
Overseeing engineering design
Compliance with the duties of Designer under the CDM regulations 2015.
Managing client expectations, feeding back any matters arising back to Directors.
Mentoring and developing members of the team
Preparation of detailed design calculations to British Standards, Eurocodes and relevant design guidance notes.
Day-to-day support to colleagues from other disciplines within the office
Other business development activities such as identifying opportunities and networkingIn order to be considered for this Senior Structural Engineer role you will;

MEng in structural engineering or a first degree in a related discipline
Chartered Membership or Associate Membership of the ICE or IStructE
Qualitative and quantitative experience in building structures.
Excellent problem-solving skills
Strong communication, analysis, technical design and drawing skills
A self-motivated team player with good people skills and experience of managing and mentoring a team.
Competent Designer with MasterSeries/Tekla experienceFor this Senior Structural role our client is offering;

Competitive salary
Reward for hard working and progression
Support in gaining professional qualifications.
Death in service benefit
Family friendly policies
Flexible working hours, bonus schemes and more!Interested in this Senior Structural Engineer role please get in touch with MIKAELA on (phone number removed) or email your CV to