Principal Structural Technician - Buildings

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm is seeking a Principal Structural Technician for their Digital Delivery team in Cambridge. This role involves leading and mentoring junior technicians while managing high-quality structural Revit models. Candidates should have substantial experience in structural drafting, advanced skills in Autodesk Revit and Construction Cloud, and possess strong communication abilities to work across multi-disciplinary teams. A commitment to digital quality and attention to detail is essential. Competitive salary and flexible working arrangements offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Industry leading training

Qualifications

• UK structural drafting/modelling experience.
• Advanced user of Autodesk Revit and Construction Cloud.
• Understanding of construction process and structural detailing.
• Excellent collaborative communication skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to digital quality.
• Ability to manage multiple project workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor junior technicians.
• Provide technical oversight across projects.
• Deliver high-quality Revit models and drawings.
• Ensure integration with architecture and MEP disciplines.
• Maintain documentation and compliance with standards.
• Champion digital best practices and workflows.
• Support project mobilisation activities.
• Collaborate with project leads and external stakeholders.

Skills

UK structural drafting/modelling experience

Advanced user of Autodesk Revit

Advanced user of Autodesk Construction Cloud

Strong understanding of construction process

Excellent communication skills

High attention to detail

Ability to manage workload

Experience with Revit/CAD standards

Education

HNC qualification in construction

Professionally qualified (EngTech)

Job description

Due to an increased workload, we are currently seeking a Principal Structural Technician to join our Digital Delivery team based in Cambridge. The team is currently using the complete Autodesk package including Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud.

About The Team:

Stantec is growing and our buildings and environmental design portfolio is no exception. The variety and volume of our project wins is ever increasing, and we have ambitious plans to strengthen our structural engineering design capability in our Cambridge office.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a truly integrated engineering environment that has been structured to respond to the future demands of the construction industry. Our multi-disciplinary engineering teams work together to deliver building solutions using BIM amongst other industry toolkits. An opportunity to advance in the field of Information Management and/or AI in construction through various grow paths,

Work stages will vary, ranging from strategic master planning through to detailed design and construction and forming part of a wider structural and multi-disciplinary engineering teams, located across the UK.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead, mentor and develop junior and apprentice technicians, supporting skills growth and promoting best practice across the structural BIM team.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance across multiple concurrent projects, ensuring consistent quality and digital delivery performance.
• Manage and deliver high‑quality structural Revit models and drawing packages from RIBA Stage 2 through Stage 5.
• Ensure all structural models are fully coordinated with architecture and MEP disciplines, driving clash‑free, integrated design outputs.
• Maintain accurate documentation, drawing registers, revisions and issue records, ensuring compliance with project and company standards.
• Apply and champion ISO 19650, CDE workflows and Stantec digital delivery protocols.
• Support project mobilisation activities including ACC setup, model structuring, Revit templates and folder architecture.
• Collaborate closely with Lead Engineers and Project Managers to understand project requirements, milestones and deliverables.
• Liaise with designers, consultants and external stakeholders to maintain smooth BIM coordination and information flow.
• Act as a champion for digital best practice, contributing to development of modelling standards, templates and QA processes.
• Support alignment of processes across UK and global teams, including collaboration with the remote delivery teams as required.
• Promote innovation, buildability awareness and high‑quality technical output across all structural BIM delivery.

Key skills for success in this role include:

• Sufficient and appropriate UK structural drafting/modelling experience.
• Advanced user of Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud.
• Strong understanding of the construction process, buildability and structural detailing.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams.
• High attention to detail and commitment to digital quality.
• Proven ability to manage workload, meet deadlines and deliver multiple project workstreams simultaneously.
• Experience in maintaining and applying Revit/CAD standards and workflows.
• Professionally qualified (EngTech) preferred
• HNC qualification in construction industry (or similar)

Why Join us?

The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of and we have many other reasons for you to be excited about joining us. We offer a competitive salary, agile and flexible working arrangements, industry leading training, great projects and lots more!

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