Design Engineer

Severfield; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Severfield UK Limited in York or Scarborough offers a hybrid Design Engineer role delivering engineering designs from tender appraisal through to construction issue. You will mentor graduates and collaborate with internal teams to ensure safe, viable structural solutions.

The position requires a degree in structural engineering, chartered status or progress toward it, and proven experience in structural steel design within a multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Structural Engineering required; Master’s preferred but not essential.
• Chartered or working toward professional accreditation (e.g., MIStructE, MIEI, MICE).
• Demonstrated competence in producing design solutions from concept through to construction.
• Experience will be considered alongside ability and attitude when appointing to this role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering calculations and solutions as part of a multidisciplinary design team.
• Undertake secondments to other departments (e.g. site, estimating, contract management) to support learning and project delivery.
• Provide structural design services, including member design, connection design, and temporary works.
• Support tender-stage design development and produce structural input where required.
• Assist in the development and standardisation of structural detailing aligned with the company’s manufacturing and erection methodologies.
• Liaise with clients, architects, and structural consultants to develop viable structural schemes for awarded contracts.
• Collaborate effectively with internal departments, including contracts, manufacturing, and site erection teams.
• Clearly communicate engineering solutions using appropriate drafting techniques and maintain high standards of documentation and calculation accuracy.
• Guide and support Graduate Design Engineers in their professional development.
• Assume responsibility for running assigned projects and stepping into leadership duties within the design team when required

Skills

Structural design experience

Leadership potential

Cross-department collaboration

Education

Degree in Structural Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Chartered or working toward MIStructE/MIEI/MICE

Job description

Company Severfield UK Limited Location name York (Regency House, Westminster Place, YO26 6RW) Contract Type Permanent Career Level D Contract weekly hours 39 Hours per Week Posting End Date 5 Oct 2026 Job number SUKIE00814

Vacancy Summary

At Severfield, we’re creating better ways to build for a world of changing demands.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Design Engineer, based at our York or Scarborough offices offering hybrid working.

Our competitive advantage is our people, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us as we continue to transform skylines across the UK & Europe. A career at Severfield presents the opportunity for you to develop, grow, and to feel part of something special, after all, we are all in it together!

Our Commercial & Industrial division designs, fabricates and constructs structural steelwork for a variety of different sectors including commercial offices, stadia & leisure, industrial & distribution, data centres, retail and health and education.

The division has manufacturing sites in three locations: Dalton, Lostock, and Enniskillen. Each has full-service capabilities and modern manufacturing processes enabling us to provide a high-quality product to a variety of different sectors. Each of our sites has its own strong reputation in the market and between them cover a wider geographical area, including Europe. They continue to set the bar high in their highly complex market!

The Senior Design Engineer is responsible for delivering engineering designs from tender appraisal through to construction issue, ensuring safe, economical, and viable solutions that align with both architectural intent and practical execution. This role involves collaboration across departments and supports the development of standardised structural solutions while mentoring junior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering calculations and solutions as part of a multidisciplinary design team.
• Undertake secondments to other departments (e.g. site, estimating, contract management) to support learning and project delivery.
• Provide structural design services, including member design, connection design, and temporary works.
• Support tender-stage design development and produce structural input where required.
• Assist in the development and standardisation of structural detailing aligned with the company’s manufacturing and erection methodologies.
• Liaise with clients, architects, and structural consultants to develop viable structural schemes for awarded contracts.
• Collaborate effectively with internal departments, including contracts, manufacturing, and site erection teams.
• Clearly communicate engineering solutions using appropriate drafting techniques and maintain high standards of documentation and calculation accuracy.
• Guide and support Graduate Design Engineers in their professional development.
• Assume responsibility for running assigned projects and stepping into leadership duties within the design team when required

Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in a structural steel design environment.

• Degree in Structural Engineering required; Master’s preferred but not essential.
• Chartered or working toward professional engineering accreditation (e.g., MIStructE, MIEI, MICE).
• Demonstrated competence in producing design solutions from concept through to construction.
• Experience will be considered alongside ability and attitude when appointing to this role.

What We Offer

At Severfield, we’re all about doing the right thing, so as you’d expect, we offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits packages.

We are an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets to apply. We value the unique perspectives that come from different life experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, religion, or faith. At Severfield, we believe that a diverse team drives innovation and success, and we are eager to hear from all who want to contribute to our dynamic workplace.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

About Us

Severfield is the largest structural steelwork Group in the UK and among the biggest in Europe. We have been involved in the UK’s highest profile structural steel projects and we have the design and engineering capabilities to deliver the UK’s largest, most complex projects.

Today, with multiple sites in the UK, Europe, and our joint venture in India, we have an annual capacity to produce around 300,000 tonnes of fabricated steelwork.

Acting on behalf of our clients, our project portfolio includes world-class stadia, bridges, national infrastructure, as well as shaping city skylines across the UK and further afield.

Looking after our employees means both their physical and mental wellbeing. We’re proud to offer a range of benefits including: