Principal Structural Engineer

Aldwych Consulting; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist design consultancy in Croydon is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to lead complex structural design projects in the power industry. The role includes autonomy in project handling, technical leadership, and travel to sites in London and the South East. Candidates should have extensive design experience, ideally be Chartered, and possess a strong background in structural engineering. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including hybrid working, healthcare cover, and generous bonuses.

Benefits

Social events

CPD opportunities

23 days holiday + 9 day fortnight

Healthcare cover

Mobile phone and laptop

Generous bonus scheme

EV discount car scheme

Qualifications

• Experienced structural designer responsible for complex schemes.
• Extensive buildings design experience and ideally Chartered.
• Ability to act as technical lead on projects.

Responsibilities

• Handle whole projects autonomously, providing complex design solutions.
• Design structures for substations, battery storage, and more.
• Travel to sites in London and the South East.

Skills

Structural design

Building design experience

Technical leadership

Experience in power sector

Education

Chartered Engineer

Job description

Principal Structural Engineer

£60k-£85k

Croydon

Are you an experienced structural designer able to take responsibility for complex schemes?

Interested to work in the specialist power industry?

This small, well established Croydon based specialist design consultancy are part of a large utilities contractor group.

They specialise in structural design for projects in the power industry. These are highly technical, often specialist schemes and involve work for clients such as UKPN and SSE.

You will be joining a very experienced team where everyone takes responsibility for their own projects.

This role is for an experienced hands on structural design engineer, able and willing to act as technical lead. You will be handling whole projects autonomously, providing complex design solutions. You should have extensive buildings design experience and ideally be Chartered. Experience in the power sector would be highly advantageous.

The types of projects will include substation design, battery storage facilities, design of blast resistant buildings, switch houses, GIS buildings, buildings to house transformer cells and designing of specialist steelwork structures and supports underground and inside of tunnels to carry heavy power cables. There are refurbishment and new builds involved. Projects normally involve design in steel and concrete, with some masonry and can range from small up to multi million £ schemes.

The work is interesting and complex, with each project being different.

The role will include some travel to sites in London and the South East, for which a pool car is provided.

In addition to base salary, there are various social events, trips abroad, CPD, a 9 day working fortnight, 23 days holiday in addition to the 9 day fortnight scheme, a 36 hour week, hybrid working, healthcare cover, mobile phone and laptop, generous bonus scheme, Perks at Work scheme and EV discount car scheme.

The company have a high staff retention rate and you will be joining a happy team.

Sam Robson (phone number removed)

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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