Senior Structural Engineer

Pertemps; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic engineering consultancy in Leeds seeks a Senior Structural Engineer to lead and deliver design for temporary and permanent works. The ideal candidate will have Chartered Engineer status and significant experience in structural engineering design. This role promotes mentoring junior engineers and offers a hybrid working model, along with opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Salary up to £60,000

Opportunities for professional development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Significant experience in consultancy with temporary and permanent works.
• Comfortable balancing technical excellence with practical buildability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver structural engineering design for temporary and permanent works.
• Liaise with architects, civil and mechanical engineers, contractors, and clients.
• Mentor and support junior engineers.

Skills

Chartered Engineer status (CEng)

Structural engineering design

Strong technical background in structural analysis

Excellent communication and leadership skills

Proactive and solution-oriented

Job description

Senior Structural Engineer – (Up to £60,000)

Leeds | Hybrid Working Available

A dynamic and growing engineering consultancy based in Leeds is looking to appoint a Senior Structural Engineer to join their multidisciplinary team. This firm provides design excellence across structural, civil and mechanical engineering disciplines and has a strong reputation for delivering safe and practical solutions to complex construction and demolition projects. They specialise in structural design and temporary works, offering integrated expertise in both permanent and temporary works across industries including rail, highways, power and defence.

About the Role

• Lead and deliver structural engineering design for temporary works and permanent works, across materials and typologies
• Provide or oversee temporary works / demolition design where required (as the business has specific expertise here)
• Liaise and coordinate with architects, civil and mechanical engineers, contractors and clients
• Prepare and review detailed calculations, drawings and specifications, ensuring compliance with UK codes and regulatory requirements
• Mentor and support junior engineers, promoting excellence, practical thinking and hands‑on problem solving
• Participate in project management, procurement and stakeholder engagement as required

About You

• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or close to achieving this milestone
• Significant experience in structural engineering design in consultancy (ideally including both temporary works and permanent works)
• Strong technical background in structural analysis and design (reinforced concrete, steel, composite materials)
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to guide and develop more junior staff
• Proactive, solution‑oriented, comfortable balancing technical excellence with practical buildability considerations (the company emphasises “design you can build on”).

Package & Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000, dependent on experience
• Hybrid working model (office in Leeds, combined with remote working)
• Opportunities for professional development and progression within a technically‑strong, expanding firm
• Work on varied and challenging projects across sectors (both permanent and temporary works) — offering wide scope for expanding your expertise
• Supportive team environment that combines practical construction insight with consultancy design excellence

If you’re a Chartered Structural Engineer looking for a senior role in a forward‑thinking consultancy — working across interesting structural, civil and mechanical projects, including temporary and permanent works — we would love to hear from you.

Apply now!