Senior Structural Engineer

Chesterfield Borough Council; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Chesterfield is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to support the corporate property team. The role involves overseeing the maintenance of commercial properties and ensuring structural soundness in both commercial and residential settings. Ideal candidates should have extensive experience and excellent communication skills. This is a full-time, permanent position located at the Town Hall.

Qualifications

• Significant structural engineering experience in commercial and residential property.
• Proven track record in working as a senior structural engineer.
• Ability to organise own workload.

Responsibilities

• Support the corporate property team with structural maintenance service.
• Oversee repairs and maintenance of the council’s commercial property portfolio.
• Manage structural issues, inspections, and planned maintenance.

Skills

Structural engineering experience

Excellent communication skills

Self-starter

Job description

Overview

Reference: CBC25059a

Salary: £46,142 to £49,282 per annum

Job term: permanent

Appointment type: full time

Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Location: Town Hall, Chesterfield

Department: Corporate Property and Estates

Requirements

Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.

Role and Responsibilities

As the senior structural engineer, you will principally support the corporate property team in delivering an excellent structural maintenance service, as well as develop, deliver, and oversee repairs and maintenance of the council’s commercial property portfolio. On occasion there will also be the opportunity to support colleagues in the residential team to ensure housing stock is structurally sound.

Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that our commercial facilities are well maintained and operate at their optimum capacity.

This is a diverse role in a busy team and the applicant will need to have significant and broad experience of managing structural issues and requests for reporting, organising inspection schedules and following up actions, repairs and planned maintenance.

Qualifications and Experience

Significant structural engineering experience in commercial and residential property.

Proven track record in working on commercial and residential property in a senior structural engineer role.

You will need to be a driven self-starter, able to organise your own workload, and have excellent communication skills with customers and within the team.

Benefits and What We Are Looking For

We are seeking a dedicated individual to join our team and contribute to the efficient delivery of first-class corporate facilities maintenance services.

How to Apply

For a discussion about this post please contact Matt Godber via email at [e-mail] or for further information please view the job description and person specification attached.

Interested candidates should initially apply with their CV and a covering letter stating the job title, and clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please send it to [e-mail] no later than the closing date shown below.

Closing date: 12 October 2025

Provisional interview date: to be confirmed