Senior Structural Design Engineer – Hybrid

Severfield; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Severfield UK Limited in York or Scarborough offers a hybrid Design Engineer role delivering engineering designs from tender appraisal through to construction issue. You will mentor graduates and collaborate with internal teams to ensure safe, viable structural solutions.

The position requires a degree in structural engineering, chartered status or progress toward it, and proven experience in structural steel design within a multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Structural Engineering required; Master’s preferred but not essential.
• Chartered or working toward professional accreditation (e.g., MIStructE, MIEI, MICE).
• Demonstrated competence in producing design solutions from concept through to construction.
• Experience will be considered alongside ability and attitude when appointing to this role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering calculations and solutions as part of a multidisciplinary design team.
• Undertake secondments to other departments (e.g. site, estimating, contract management) to support learning and project delivery.
• Provide structural design services, including member design, connection design, and temporary works.
• Support tender-stage design development and produce structural input where required.
• Assist in the development and standardisation of structural detailing aligned with the company’s manufacturing and erection methodologies.
• Liaise with clients, architects, and structural consultants to develop viable structural schemes for awarded contracts.
• Collaborate effectively with internal departments, including contracts, manufacturing, and site erection teams.
• Clearly communicate engineering solutions using appropriate drafting techniques and maintain high standards of documentation and calculation accuracy.
• Guide and support Graduate Design Engineers in their professional development.
• Assume responsibility for running assigned projects and stepping into leadership duties within the design team when required

Skills

Structural design experience

Leadership potential

Cross-department collaboration

Education

Degree in Structural Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Chartered or working toward MIStructE/MIEI/MICE

Job description

Severfield UK Limited in York or Scarborough offers a hybrid Design Engineer role delivering engineering designs from tender appraisal through to construction issue. You will mentor graduates and collaborate with internal teams to ensure safe, viable structural solutions.

The position requires a degree in structural engineering, chartered status or progress toward it, and proven experience in structural steel design within a multidisciplinary environment.