Associate Structural Engineer

Vertical Recruitment Limited; Tyseley; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

26 days annual leave + 5 days service

Annual salary reviews

Fast-tracked progression

ICE Training Agreement

Job summary

Vertical Recruitment Limited seeks an Associate Structural Engineer to join its Birmingham Building Structures team. The role combines project leadership, technical responsibility and mentoring a small team, with hybrid working from Birmingham city centre.

You will develop client relationships and contribute to the growth of the Birmingham office, delivering major refurbishment, commercial, residential and industrial projects across the Midlands and UK.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Experience in a structural engineering consultancy.
• Proven track record leading building structures projects.
• Experience mentoring engineers/technicians.
• Broad knowledge of structural materials and building types.
• Familiarity with Robot, MasterSeries, ETABS, Tedds, CSC Fastrak and Revit.
• Eligible for UK security clearance; Chartership ideal or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural projects from concept to completion.
• Mentor a team of engineers and technicians (3–4).
• Manage programmes, budgets and technical quality.
• Review calculations, drawings and design information.
• Coordinate with clients, architects and design teams.
• Support fee proposals, client engagement and business development.
• Ensure designs comply with UK standards and regulations.

Skills

Structural engineering

Project leadership

Team mentoring

Client engagement

UK standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Robot

MasterSeries

ETABS

Tedds

CSC Fastrak

Revit

Job description

Associate Structural Engineer | £65,000 - £75,000

Birmingham City Centre (Hybrid)

A leading multidisciplinary engineering consultancy is looking for an Associate Structural Engineer to join its Birmingham Building Structures team.

Based beside Snow Hill Station and within walking distance of New Street, the team delivers major projects across the Midlands and wider UK. Its portfolio includes complex refurbishments and repurposing schemes, commercial and residential developments, education facilities, retail, advanced manufacturing and industrial buildings.

This is a senior appointment combining project leadership, technical responsibility and the management of a small engineering team. You'll also have the opportunity to develop client relationships and contribute to the continued growth of the Birmingham office.

The role

You'll be responsible for:

• Leading structural projects from concept through to completion
• Managing and mentoring a team of three to four engineers and technicians
• Taking responsibility for project programmes, budgets and technical quality
• Reviewing calculations, drawings, specifications and design information
• Coordinating with clients, architects and multidisciplinary design teams
• Providing technical guidance across several live projects
• Supporting fee proposals, client engagement and business development
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant UK standards and regulations

Your experience

You should have:

• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Strong experience within a structural engineering consultancy
• A proven record of leading building structures projects
• Experience managing or mentoring engineers and technicians
• Broad technical knowledge across different structural materials and building types
• Familiarity with software such as Robot, MasterSeries, ETABS, Tedds, CSC Fastrak and Revit
• Eligibility to obtain UK security clearance due to the nature of some projects
• Chartered status through ICE, IStructE or an equivalent professional body would be ideal, although candidates working towards Chartership will also be considered.

You’ll need to be comfortable dealing directly with clients, managing competing project priorities and taking ownership of both technical and commercial delivery.

Appointment will be subject to successfully obtaining the required security clearance.

What's on offer

• Salary of £65,000-£75,000
• Hybrid working
• 26 days' annual leave, increasing to 31 with service
• Annual salary reviews
• Fast-tracked progression opportunities
• Support and mentoring from experienced industry professionals
• ICE Training Agreement
• A varied portfolio of major refurbishment, commercial, residential, education and industrial projects

This would suit an experienced structural engineer looking for greater responsibility across projects, people and client relationships within an established Birmingham team.