Senior Structural Designer

Optimus Plus (Aberdeen) Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the United Kingdom is seeking two experienced Senior Structural Designers to join their team. This full-time role allows for flexible hybrid working from Aberdeen or Glasgow. Candidates should have a HND, energy industry experience, and be competent with AutoDesk design products. Responsibilities include creating engineering designs, ensuring project requirements are met, and delivering cost-effective solutions. Join a company that values inclusion and diversity in its workforce.

Qualifications

• Experience in detail design with awareness of other disciplines.
• Competent in 3D modeling and offshore brownfield detailing.

Responsibilities

• Create and check engineering designs.
• Ensure designs meet project requirements.
• Produce cost-effective engineering solutions.
• Identify areas of concern during projects.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer focus

Initiative

Coaching and mentoring

Education

HND in a relevant subject

Tools

AutoDesk design products

Job description

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We are now seeking two experienced Senior Structural Designers to join our engineering team on a full-time, on-going contract basis. These roles can be based in our Glasgow or Aberdeen office on a flexible hybrid working model.

If you are passionate about Design, have some energy industry experience, or have transferable skills, then we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Creates and checks engineering designs
• Responsible for ensuring designs meet project requirements
• Input to project plans
• Identify areas of concern during any project or study
• Produce cost‑effective engineering solutions that are fit for purpose, safe and add value
• Ability to address operational and maintenance issues in the design and liaise with colleagues for the best solution
• Undertake surveys, both onshore and offshore (Not essential)

About You

Our ideal candidate will enjoy team working, will be customer and quality focussed, can use their own initiative and will be responsive to our business and client needs. You should also enjoy coaching and mentoring others.

We’d like you to have a HND in a relevant subject and previous experience in detail design with an awareness of other disciplines. You need to be competent and have an interest in working with AutoDesk design products. Experience of 3D modelling and offshore brownfield detailing is essential.

About Us

We are all about practical delivery. Our expert engineering solutions are always tailored, pragmatic, credible and fit for purpose. That is the Optimus way.

Optimus is an integrated, multi‑discipline engineering design, project delivery, and consultancy organisation. Founded in 1999, the business began as a consultancy with a headcount of just four. In the intervening years, Optimus has grown into a highly respected international engineering consultancy with almost 100 employees working for clients worldwide.

Equal Opportunity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.

Job Details

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Design

Industries: Oil and Gas