Principal Structural Technician

Ridge & Partners Llp; Stretford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge & Partners LLP in the Manchester area is seeking an experienced Structural Revit Technician to join our team. You will take a lead role on BIM compliance, producing drawings and models for diverse UK building projects, and collaborate with architects, engineers, and other professionals to ensure quality, timeliness, and accuracy.

You will also mentor junior staff and help drive the use of BIM processes across the office and wider region, supporting project delivery while maintaining Ridge

Qualifications

• ONC or HNC (or equivalent) in Building Structures or Civil Engineering.
• Design office experience in similar consultancies.
• Experience on UK building projects.
• Proficient with Revit Structure and BIM processes.
• Experience with structural steel, reinforced concrete, masonry, and timber.

Responsibilities

• Lead BIM compliance and BEP review.
• Prepare drawings using AutoCAD or Revit and production drawings.
• Develop models and GA drawings with the team.
• Liaise with architects and engineers to develop deliverables.
• Check own work and other team outputs for accuracy.
• Ensure QA and document management compliance.
• Attend site inspections and meetings.
• Negotiate deliverables and monitor progress.

Skills

Leadership

UK Building Projects

Team Collaboration

Quality Assurance

Education

ONC/ HNC in Building Structures or Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit Structure

BIM processes

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced Structural Revit Technician to join our team in the Manchester office.

Our projects include large complex schemes with contract values over £200 million to smaller local client focussed tasks. We work both across UK with a diverse mix of clients and sectors including Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Advanced Manufacturing and Defence.

We cover a wide range of disciplines in property and construction, you will play an important role in strengthening our structural engineering team not only within the Manchester office but also across our Northern Region. You will also have the ability to play a leading role on projects alongside a mentoring role for other members of the team.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Take a project lead role in compliance with BIM protocols. Review and agree BEP’s and ensure the wider team are working to required standards.
• Prepare drawings using AutoCAD or Revit models and resultant production drawings, schedules, etc for the Ridge civil and structural engineering team and to assist other teams within Ridge
• Work with other engineering technicians and engineers within the team to develop models and produce general arrangement drawings, sections and details for structures designed by the group
• Liaise with architects, building services engineers and other professionals both within Ridge and with outside companies to ensure that models, drawings, details, schedules, etc are developed correctly and in accordance with the design programme for deliverables
• Exercise the skill, care and judgement to be expected of an experienced engineering technician to ensure that civil and structural engineering drawings for which you are responsible are complete, correctly detailed and free from error
• Take responsibility for checking own work and work produced by others, including external consultants, sub-consultants and contractors, embracing drawings and associated production deliverables
• Ensure that Ridge document management and QA procedures are complied with
• Complete work to agreed timescales, programme and budgetary constraints
• Manage team technician resources and feed into the wider team resource meeting.
• Attend site inspections, project team meetings / workshops as required.
• Negotiate and agree deliverables, create and own information required schedules, oversee out monitor and report on progress.

The skills and experience you need to have for this role

• Preferably ONC or HNC or Equivalent in Building Structures or Civil Engineering
• Design office experience in similar consultancies
• Working on building projects in the UK
• Proficient in the use of Revit Structure Software and BIM processes
• Experience of new build in structural steelwork, reinforced concrete, masonry and timber.