Associate Structural Engineer

Snc-Lavalin; Exeter; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional development

Competitive benefits

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an Associate Structural Engineer and Team Lead in Exeter to establish and grow a new structural engineering capability within our Building Structures practice. You will lead, mentor and deliver complex building structures projects while steering a talented team across the Southwest and wider UK.

You will be Chartered as a Civil or Structural Engineer and bring a proven record of project delivery, client engagement and bid/tender activity to drive growth and success for

Qualifications

• Significant experience directing building structures projects from concept through construction.
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead and grow a structural engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Establish, develop and grow the structural engineering team in Exeter.
• Provide technical guidance and assurance across structural projects.
• Steer multidisciplinary project design management with quality, programme and commercial outcomes.
• Review calculations, drawings and specifications to ensure deliverables meet standards.
• Develop engineers’ technical capability and career progression within the team.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture and lead work-winning activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer

Chartered Structural Engineer

Job description

Job Description Overview

We are seeking an Associate Structural Engineer and Team Lead to establish, grow and direct our structural engineering capability in Exeter. This is a key strategic appointment, offering the opportunity to build and shape a new team within an established multidisciplinary office while contributing to the continued growth of our Building Structures business across the Southwest and wider UK. You will be a Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer with a proven track record of delivering building structures projects and steering teams. Working closely with clients, multidisciplinary colleagues and industry partners, you will provide technical guidance, drive project delivery and help develop practical, commercially successful solutions. A strong understanding of the regional buildings market, or the ability to quickly develop a network across Exeter and the Southwest, will be important. You will play a key role in developing client relationships, identifying opportunities and supporting business growth through bid and tender activities. Our Exeter office delivers multidisciplinary design, engineering and advisory services across sectors including education, commercial, residential, aviation, defence, energy, civil infrastructure and rail. Supported by an established regional and national Building Structures practice, you will have access to specialist expertise, a broad client base and diverse project opportunities, while having the platform to grow and lead a successful structural engineering team.

Your role

• Establish, develop and grow the structural engineering team in Exeter.
• Provide technical guidance and assurance across structural engineering projects.
• Steer the project and design management of multidisciplinary commissions, delivering agreed quality, programme and commercial outcomes.
• Review calculations, drawings, specifications and other technical deliverables.
• Develop the technical capability and career progression of engineers across the team.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture.
• Identify opportunities and direct work-winning activities, including fee proposals, bids and tender submissions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.

About you

• Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer.
• Significant experience directing the delivery of building structures projects from concept through detailed design and construction.
• Strong technical knowledge across common structural materials, foundation design, structural assessment and relevant design standards.
• Demonstrable project, design and commercial management experience within an engineering consultancy.
• Experience spearheading, developing and motivating engineering teams.
• Strong client relationship, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience guiding or making a significant contribution to work winning, fee proposals and bids.
• Ability to take ownership while working collaboratively across a multidisciplinary business.

Desirable skills & attributes

• Knowledge of the Exeter and Southwest buildings market with an established client and industry network.
• Experience establishing, directing, or growing a structural engineering team.
• Experience working across one or more relevant sectors, such as commercial, residential, education, defence, or infrastructure.
• Strong leadership potential, with the drive to build and develop a successful team.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and proactive, with an innovative and solutions-focused approach.

Rewards & benefits

• Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices.
• Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
• And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.