Principal Structural Engineer - Oxford

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property consultancy based in Oxford is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to lead their expanding in-house design team. This role involves both hands-on design and project management responsibilities focusing on industrial and energy sector projects, with opportunities for hybrid working and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid working

25 days holiday increasing with length of service

Enhanced pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Variety of company perks and discounted schemes

Qualifications

• Require good steel and concrete design skills.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Chartered Engineer status or nearing this status is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Running projects and assisting with team growth.
• Preparing fee proposals and managing design teams.
• Mentoring junior staff in the structural team.

Skills

Steel Design

Concrete Design

Project Management

Communication

Education

Chartered Engineer status or nearing this status

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25.06.2025

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09.08.2025

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Principal Structural Engineer
Oxford
£58k-£68k

Established and well known leading property consultancy with over 300 staff throughout the UK are investing in their small in house structural design team to grow and develop this division.

This is exciting times for the business with big growth plans for this sector! A new highly thought of senior Director of Engineering is already in place to steer this ship.

This position would be for an experienced Principal Structural Engineer with good steel and concrete design skills to join their Oxford team.
It could also be possible to work from the London office some days if desired. The Oxford structural team has 5 structural engineers currently plus technicians. It is planned to grow this team to around 20 staff in the not too distant future.

As well as doing hands on design you will be running projects and assisting with the future growth of the division. Your role will include preparing fee proposals, managing projects and design teams and mentoring more junior staff.

Currently, projects are mainly buildings in the industrial and energy sectors such as datacentres worth £400m and substations, but as the division grows more mainsteam buildings will be coming into the mix. You should have good steel and concrete design skills and ideally be Chartered or nearing this status. Excellent communication skills are essential.

Excellent benefits in addition to base salary are provided, such as hybrid working, 25 days holiday increasing with length of service, enhanced pension scheme, cycle to work scheme and a variety of company perks and discounted schemes.

Sam Robson
07749 155538

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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