Senior Structural Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the North East is seeking a Principal / Associate Structural Engineer to manage projects and mentor junior staff. The role offers a chance to work on diverse schemes across various sectors, ensuring high-quality engineering solutions. The successful candidate will possess a Chartered status and have extensive experience in structural analysis and design.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits

Training opportunities

Professional fee reimbursement

Contributory pension

Health care plan

Life insurance

Travel loan scheme

Additional leave options

Staff loyalty bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of UK industry experience.
• Chartered or near-Chartered Engineer with diverse experience.
• Familiar with Eurocodes and common construction types.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects and mentor less experienced colleagues.
• Review designs and ensure compliance with standards.
• Prepare high-quality technical reports and structural assessments.

Skills

Report writing

Communication

Numerical skills

Structural analysis

Design

Education

Chartered Engineer

Tools

Tekla Structural Designer

FastTrack Building Designer

Job description

Job Description

Principal / Associate Structural Engineer

Calibre Search is working alongside a growing, privately owned consultancy in the North East that consistently delivers a variety of schemes throughout the UK. Due to a healthy forward workload, they are currently looking to appoint a Senior level Structural Engineer at either Principal or Associate level to help grow the business and build a team around.

Their experienced team helps deliver the entire life cycle of a scheme, from Feasibility/Appraisal stage to Planning stage, Detailed Design stage, and through to Construction Completion, ongoing maintenance, and operation. The team has extensive engineering and practical experience across sectors including Residential, Commercial/Retail, Industrial, Student Accommodation, Sport & Leisure, Education, and Heritage.

The role requires managing projects, providing support, mentoring, and guidance to less experienced colleagues, taking initiative, and managing your own workload and deadlines.

You will review documents, designs, and drawings prepared by the team to ensure high quality and compliance with standards, industry best practices, contractual obligations, and client expectations.

With a minimum of seven years of UK industry experience, you should be able to act as a technical lead on projects of various sizes. You will liaise with and lead design team members to achieve coordinated design solutions that meet client objectives. Responsibilities include structural assessments and inspections of properties in steel, concrete, masonry, and timber, as well as analysis and design using software such as Tekla Structural Designer and FastTrack Building Designer. You will prepare high-quality technical reports, including structural surveys, and ensure consistency and quality of technical outputs.

As a Chartered or near-Chartered Engineer, you will have diverse experience in common construction types and be familiar with Eurocodes.

Excellent report writing, communication, and numerical skills are essential, alongside experience in structural analysis, design, and software.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a broad portfolio of projects within a friendly and professional team committed to engineering excellence and innovation.

The package includes a competitive salary, flexible benefits, training opportunities, professional fee reimbursement, contributory pension, health care plan, life insurance, travel loan scheme, additional leave options, and a staff loyalty bonus. A full UK driver’s license is required.

For more information, please contact Sam Smith at Calibre Search or click apply. Calibre Search promotes equality and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of sex, beliefs, or other characteristics. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.