Principal Structural Engineer – Equity & Leadership (Leeds)

Pertemps Bond; Ledston; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

5% employer pension contribution

Private healthcare support

25+ days’ holiday

Job summary

Pertemps Bond is recruiting an Associate/Principal Structural Engineer for its Leeds office. This senior role leads major building structures projects, manages client relationships and mentors engineers, with equity ownership opportunities as the business grows.

You will direct structural delivery from concept to completion, coordinating with internal teams and external clients, while developing a high-performing engineering team and contributing to business development.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years’ relevant structural engineering experience.
• Chartered or Incorporated status with the IStructE or ICE, or be approaching professional qualification.
• Strong track record delivering building structures projects through the construction lifecycle.
• Advanced structural design capabilities across a range of materials.
• Experience managing projects from inception through to completion.
• The ability to lead teams, coordinate workloads and mentor developing engineers.
• Strong knowledge of current construction methods, ground investigations and ground-improvement techniques.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy.
• Excellent technical communication, presentation and sketching skills.
• The confidence to manage clients and act as the primary contact on projects.
• A commercial mindset and willingness to contribute to business development.
• A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the structural delivery of building projects from concept to completion.
• Coordinate with internal infrastructure and geo-environmental teams.
• Produce and review structural designs across steel, concrete, masonry and timber.
• Undertake 3D modelling and structural analysis for various building forms.
• Provide advanced design input for superstructures, substructures and foundations.
• Prepare calculations, drawings, specifications, reports and feasibility studies.
• Manage project programmes, resources and commercial performance.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and maintain client relationships.
• Oversee and mentor graduates, engineers and technicians.
• Carry out site inspections, surveys and technical assessments.
• Resolve complex engineering and construction challenges.
• Support fee proposals and wider business development activities.
• Represent the consultancy to clients and industry contacts.
• Travel to project sites across the UK when required.

Skills

Structural engineering

Project leadership

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Chartered or Incorporated status (IStructE/ICE)

Tools

Tekla Structural Designer

TEDDS

MasterSeries

FastTrack Portal Frame

CADS Wall Panel

P-Frame

MasterSeries Retaining Wall

Job description

Pertemps Bond is recruiting an Associate/Principal Structural Engineer for its Leeds office. This senior role leads major building structures projects, manages client relationships and mentors engineers, with equity ownership opportunities as the business grows.

You will direct structural delivery from concept to completion, coordinating with internal teams and external clients, while developing a high-performing engineering team and contributing to business development.