Senior / Principal Structural Engineer

Options Resourcing Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Options Resourcing Ltd invites a Senior/Principal Structural Engineer to drive design and delivery across diverse projects. You will lead technical design, shape client engagement, and mentor engineers while collaborating with teams in the UK and overseas.

Ideal candidates hold a Chartered status, with proven experience delivering medium to large-scale structures and a strong grasp of materials, construction methods, Tekla and Tedds. You will influence strategy and project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, Chartered (CEng) or equivalent.
• Significant structural design experience in a multidisciplinary consultancy.
• Proven track record delivering medium to large-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of structural analysis, materials and construction methods.
• Experience with Tekla and Tedds.
• Excellent communication and client collaboration skills.
• Interest in mentoring and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Leading the technical design and delivery of medium and large-scale structural engineering projects.
• Developing innovative, efficient and sustainable solutions across a variety of structural materials and building forms.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams and maintaining high standards of technical quality.
• Building trusted client relationships and identifying opportunities for repeat business and new project wins.
• Mentoring and supporting engineers, sharing technical knowledge and developing team capability.
• Collaborating with colleagues across the UK and international engineering network.
• Contributing to the continued development and growth of the structural engineering team.

Skills

Chartered status (CEng)

Structural design experience

Client relationship management

Grasshopper

Education

Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Tools

Tekla

Tedds

Grasshopper

Job description

Senior / Principal Structural Engineer

Leading Engineering Consultancy | Technical Excellence | Career Progression

Ready for a role where your engineering expertise can shape projects, influence clients and drive your career forward?

This is an opportunity to join a leading sustainable engineering consultancy with an outstanding reputation for technical excellence, innovative design and delivering some of the industry's most prestigious projects.

With sustainability at the heart of its approach, the business is committed to designing smarter, more efficient buildings that reduce environmental impact without compromising performance, quality or cost.

Now, it's looking for an ambitious Senior or Principal Structural Engineer to help drive that vision forward.

The opportunity

You’ll take a leading role in the design and delivery of exciting structural engineering projects, working alongside talented engineers across the UK and internationally.

At Senior level, you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of projects, strengthen client relationships and develop your technical leadership.

At Principal level, you’ll have greater scope to influence project strategy, lead client engagement, mentor engineers and contribute to business development and the growth of the wider structures team.

This is a role for someone who wants to do more than deliver designs. You’ll have the opportunity to challenge conventional thinking, develop innovative solutions and help shape the future direction of a respected structural engineering discipline.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the technical design and delivery of medium and large-scale structural engineering projects.
• Developing innovative, efficient and sustainable solutions across a variety of structural materials and building forms.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams and maintaining high standards of technical quality.
• Building trusted client relationships and identifying opportunities for repeat business and new project wins.
• Mentoring and supporting engineers, sharing technical knowledge and developing team capability.
• Collaborating with colleagues across the UK and international engineering network.
• Contributing to the continued development and growth of the structural engineering team.

What you’ll bring

You’ll be a technically accomplished Structural Engineer with a strong consultancy background, a proactive mindset and the confidence to take ownership of projects and client relationships.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and Chartered status (CEng or equivalent).
• Significant structural design experience within a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy.
• A proven track record of delivering medium to large-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of structural analysis, materials and construction methods.
• Experience using structural engineering software such as Tekla and Tedds.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with clients and multidisciplinary teams..
• An interest in mentoring, technical leadership and developing client relationships.
• Experience with computational design and visual programming tools, such as Grasshopper, would be advantageous.

Why consider this opportunity?

Join a business where technical excellence, collaboration and sustainability are central to its work. You’ll gain exposure to challenging projects, work alongside respected engineering specialists and have the opportunity to broaden your responsibilities as your career develops.

Whether you’re a Senior Engineer ready to take the next step or an established Principal looking for greater influence, this role offers the scope to develop technically, commercially and professionally.

Your next move should be about more than a job title. It should be about what you can achieve.