Senior Structural Design Engineer – Steel Structures

Novax Recruitment Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Sick pay scheme

Health plan

Cycle to work scheme

Share Save scheme

Additional holidays option

Professional/technical development

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior Design Engineer for a Wakefield-based role. You will develop structural engineering solutions from concept to detail, ensuring safe, practical and commercially viable outcomes in collaboration with clients and project teams.

The role emphasises design decisions that directly influence fabrication and construction, with a clear path to professional development in a growing structural steel business.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a structural design engineering role.
• Strong knowledge of structural mechanics and engineering principles.
• Proven structural design calculation experience.
• Experience designing structural steelwork.
• Ability to assess loadings, stresses and load paths.
• Experience using structural engineering software.

Responsibilities

• Design structural steel solutions from initial requirements through to detailed engineering.
• Analyse structures, applying loadings and assessing stresses and load paths.
• Develop calculations and design information using industry-standard engineering software.
• Collaborate with clients, project teams and other professionals to turn requirements into workable designs.
• Deliver solutions that consider structural integrity, buildability, compliance and cost.
• Support tenders and projects with technical input, calculations and progress reporting.

Skills

Structural design

Structural mechanics

Calculation experience

Steel design

Load analysis

Engineering software

Tools

Tekla Structural Designer

Fastrak Building Designer

Fastrak Portal Frame

STAAD Pro

Masterframe

Masterseries Connections

Job description

Novax Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior Design Engineer for a Wakefield-based role. You will develop structural engineering solutions from concept to detail, ensuring safe, practical and commercially viable outcomes in collaboration with clients and project teams.

The role emphasises design decisions that directly influence fabrication and construction, with a clear path to professional development in a growing structural steel business.