Senior Structural Engineer

Optimus Plus (Aberdeen) Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer for a full-time ongoing contract. The role can be based in Aberdeen or Glasgow with a flexible hybrid working model. The ideal candidate will have significant structural design experience in the offshore oil and gas industry, particularly in brownfield projects. Responsibilities include producing cost-effective engineering solutions and supervising projects. A degree in a relevant subject and experience with AutoDesk products are required.

Qualifications

• Significant structural design experience in offshore oil and gas.
• Experience with brownfield projects is beneficial.
• Customer and quality-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Identify the scope of work required.
• Input to project plans and schedules.
• Produce cost-effective engineering solutions.
• Supervise the time of others.

Skills

Significant structural design experience

Knowledge of the offshore oil and gas industry

Team working

Client-focused

Use of AutoDesk products

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Tools

AutoDesk products

Job description

Optimus Plus are now looking for a Senior Structural Engineer to join our team on a full-time on-going contract basis. This role can be based in our office in Aberdeen or Glasgow on a flexible hybrid working model where 2 days per week can be worked remotely.

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Would you like to work within a friendly and inclusive team? We have an exciting opportunity working within both new and existing projects, creating bespoke, safe and cost-effective engineering solutions for our clients within the energy sector.

Suitable candidate's will have significant structural design experience working in the offshore oil and gas industry and in particular in brownfield projects. Any knowledge of the North Sea assets, Asset Integrity Management, life extension studies or decommissioning would be beneficial.

Key Duties

• Identify the scope of work required
• Input to project plans and schedules.
• Identify areas of concern during any project or study.
• Produce cost-effective engineering solutions that are fit for purpose, safe and add value to address operational and maintenance issues in the design and liaise with colleagues for the best solution
• Undertake Surveys, both onshore and offshore
• Supervise the time of others

About You

Our ideal candidate will enjoy team working, will be customer and quality focused, can use their own initiative and will be responsive to our business and client needs.

We’d like you to have a degree in a relevant subject and significant previous experience in detail design with an understanding of other disciplines. You need to have some experience and an interest in working with AutoDesk products.

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.

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.