Principal Structural Engineer

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Morgan Hunt are recruiting a Principal Structural Engineer to join the Edinburgh office. You will lead the structural design and delivery of diverse projects across sectors, collaborating with clients, architects and design teams from concept to completion.

The role offers flexibility with hybrid working and opportunities for chartership development. You will bring a Civil/Structural degree, Chartered status or progression toward chartership, and proven UK-building-standards experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered status or working towards chartership.
• Significant experience in the design and delivery of building structures.
• Experience across sectors such as commercial, retail, education, industrial or energy infrastructure would be advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of UK design standards and current building regulations.
• Experience using industry-standard structural analysis and design software.

Responsibilities

• Lead the structural design and delivery of projects across a range of sectors.
• Manage projects through all design stages, ensuring delivery to programme, budget and quality standards.
• Produce and review structural calculations, drawings, specifications and technical reports.
• Mentor and support graduate and junior engineers.
• Contribute to business development by maintaining strong client relationships and identifying opportunities for repeat business.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Structural design

Project leadership

Mentoring juniors

Client liaison

Education

Civil/Structural degree

Tools

ETABS

SAP2000

Robot Structural Analysis

Job description

Morgan Hunt are working with a consultancy to recruit a Principal Structural Engineer to join their Edinburgh office. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled engineer to play a key role in delivering a diverse portfolio of building structures projects across multiple sectors, while contributing to the development of a growing team. You will work closely with clients, architects and multidisciplinary design teams to lead structural engineering projects from concept through to completion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the structural design and delivery of projects across a range of sectors, including:
• Commercial
• Retail
• Banking
• Education
• Energy infrastructure, including substations
• Manage projects through all design stages, ensuring delivery to programme, budget and quality standards
• Produce and review structural calculations, drawings, specifications and technical reports
• Mentor and support graduate and junior engineers
• Contribute to business development by maintaining strong client relationships and identifying opportunities for repeat business

What you bring:

• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Chartered Engineer status or be working towards chartership
• Significant experience in the design and delivery of building structures projects
• Experience across a range of sectors such as commercial, retail, education, industrial, distilleries or energy infrastructure would be advantageous
• Strong knowledge of UK design standards and current building regulations
• Experience using industry-standard structural analysis and design software
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• The opportunity to work on a varied and technically challenging portfolio of projects
• A collaborative and supportive working environment
• Opportunities for career progression and continued professional development
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Support towards ongoing professional development and chartership where applicable

Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.