Principal Structural Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an award-winning building design consultancy as a Principal Structural Engineer in Northallerton. Lead diverse projects, employing your substantial engineering experience in a collaborative team environment. Benefit from a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work-life balance with hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension

Hybrid working options

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Significant engineering experience with post-qualification experience in consultancy.
• Knowledgeable in UK standards, Eurocodes, and Building Regulations.
• Ability to coordinate detailed designs and conduct structural surveys.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery and ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Oversee designs from feasibility to completion.
• Foster strong working relationships within the team and with clients.

Skills

Project Management

Team Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer

Tools

AutoCAD

Tedds

Tekla Structural Designer

Job description

Job Description

Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 per year, dependent on skills and experience

Location: Northallerton, with hybrid working

Contract: Permanent, full time, Monday to Friday

Benefits: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays’, company pension and other benefits.

Do you want to join an award-winning building design consultancy?

Are you a Senior Structural Engineer who is looking to take the next step in their career?

We have an opportunity for a Principal Structural Engineer to join our multi discipline workforce at Align Property Services.

You will lead on project delivery and work on a variety of schemes collaboratively with other disciplines to ensure they are both cost and time efficient. You will use your significant engineering experience in your day-to-day workload as well as continuing and developing projects, and you will oversee designs from feasibility to completion, whilst monitoring resources and finances.

You will demonstrate initiative and leadership skills to positively inspire a successful team, who have a record of consistently meeting and exceeding their targets and are passionate in their determination to improve their service continually.

Align Property Services, who are we?

We are an award-winning building design consultancy and are proud to be recently named the Regional Energy Consultancy and Regional New Build Project of the year for our recent work with Darlington Borough Council at the North East Energy Efficiency Awards.

Align Property Services is a Limited Company, wholly owned by North Yorkshire Council and we are one of the largest multi-discipline building design consultancies in the North of England. We are collaborative in the way we work, offering a broad range of services in Architecture, Sustainability, Building Surveying, Project Management, Civil & Structural, Transport Planning, Bridges, Highways & Drainage Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Quantity Surveying, CDM, Property Advisory & Estate Management.

We are dynamic and diverse in our approach to projects, from condition surveys of small garden retaining walls to designing multi-million-pound structures including schools, historic structures, fire stations, care homes and other public and commercial buildings across the UK. We are in continuous development of new projects with North Yorkshire Council and other public and private sector clients, and it is an exciting time to join us as we continue to evolve.

“Our people are what makes us who we are as a company”

To be successful in this position, you will:

• Hold a Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent with a substantial amount of understanding and broad post-qualification experience within an engineering design consultancy.
• Be a Chartered Engineer as a member of the Institution of Structural Engineers or the Institution of Civil Engineers or currently working towards chartership.
• Have experience in managing multi-project delivery and providing team support.
• Be knowledgeable and proficient in relevant UK standards, Eurocodes, relevant design guidance documentation and Building Regulations
• Be skilled in coordinating detailed designs and specifications using first principles hand calculations and software such as AutoCAD, Tedds, Tekla Structural Designer or similar packages.
• Have the ability build strong working relationships and effectively communicate the wider team, clients and external consultants.
• Proficient in carrying out Structural condition surveys and reports.
• Demonstrate competency in the conceptual and detailed design of structural engineering projects, including new build projects, renovations of existing structures and extensive survey schemes with all forms of structural materials
• An understanding and appreciation for project programmes and budget constraints
• Be IT proficient, including the use of Microsoft packages
• Hold a full UK Drivers license

For a full outline of the roles and responsibilities associated with this role, please review the job description

“If you are interested in working for a dynamic, expanding, forward-thinking company, you could be the next leader at Align”

What we can offer you:

When you join Align, you will join a team of professionals who feel rewarded for the work they do. Operating in a friendly and professional environment, we want to provide the training and resources to succeed and thrive in your role. Our people are not just numbers, everyone is crucial to the vital services we provide, and we treat everyone in our teams with respect and complete support.

In return for your commitment, we offer:

• A Competitive salary up to £60,000 per year, dependent on your skills and experience.
• Enrolment on to a company pension scheme which we will contribute up to 6%.
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays, with opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional annual leave days per leave year.
• Hybrid and flexible working options to support you in a healthy work-life balance.
• Professional development through varying project work.
• A benefits scheme which includes a good maternity leave package, cycle2work scheme and our online voucher portal giving access to discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.
• Access to Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service.
• Stability in your role - public sector security in a private sector industry.

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and Supporting Statement to Danielle McDowell (Resourcing Specialist) at [e-mail].

To discuss this position in more detail, or for any other questions, please get in touch with Danielle on 07977743718.

Closing date: Midnight on Monday 21st of July 2025

Interviews are planned to take place throughout the recruitment process, if you would like to apply, please do so now and we will respond to you quickly. We reserve the right to remove this vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value . We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of , any , , reassignment, , and maternity, , , or belief.

Please note, we will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.