Senior Structural Engineer

BakerHicks; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or cash allowance

Pension plan (up to 6% matched)

Life assurance

25 days annual leave + buy extra

Discount scheme

Flexible/hybrid working

Family friendly policies

Employee assistance

Professional development

Job summary

BakerHicks in Scotland is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our established Civil & Structural Engineering team. You will deliver structural solutions across diverse projects, applying your technical expertise and collaborating with colleagues and clients.

As a senior member, you will own project delivery, mentor engineers, and build strong client relationships, with opportunities for Chartered development and professional registration.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience delivering structural engineering projects within a UK design consultancy.
• Strong structural design, detailing and specification writing experience.
• Good understanding of British Standards, Eurocodes and structural loading requirements.
• Working knowledge of CDM Regulations and current UK legislation.
• Proficient in structural analysis and design software.
• Experience with BIM environments, including Autodesk Navisworks.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with clients and stakeholders.
• Understanding of quality assurance processes and engineering best practice.
• Eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own project delivery as a senior member of the team.
• Build strong client relationships and mentor Engineers, Graduates, Apprentices and Technicians.
• Contribute to high-quality engineering solutions and technical guidance.

Skills

Civil/Structural Eng

UK design experience

Structural analysis software

BIM (Navisworks)

Client relationship building

Quality assurance

UK Security Clearance eligible

CDM Regulations knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Navisworks

MasterSeries / STAAD / Tedds

Job description

BakerHicks is looking for a Senior Structural Engineer to join our established Scotland Civil & Structural Engineering team. Working as part of a multidisciplinary consultancy, you'll deliver structural engineering solutions across a diverse range of projects and sectors, applying your technical expertise to complex engineering challenges while collaborating with colleagues and clients.

As a senior member of the team, you'll take ownership of project delivery, build strong client relationships and support the development of Engineers, Graduates, Apprentices and Technicians through mentoring and technical guidance. Whether you're already Chartered or working towards professional registration, you'll have the opportunity to further develop your technical expertise while contributing to high‑quality engineering solutions.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience delivering structural engineering projects within a UK design consultancy.
• Strong structural design, technical detailing and specification writing experience.
• Good understanding of British Standards, Eurocodes and structural loading requirements.
• Working knowledge of CDM Regulations and current UK legislation.
• Proficient in structural analysis and design software.
• Experience working within BIM environments, including Autodesk Navisworks.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with clients, project teams and other stakeholders.
• Understanding of quality assurance processes, compliance requirements and engineering best practice.
• Eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.

Desirable

• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with ICE or IStructE, or working towards professional registration.
• Experience working across multiple sectors and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience supporting bids, proposals and tender submissions.
• Experience mentoring or managing Engineers, Graduates, Apprentices or Technicians.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of project financial performance.
• Experience using MasterSeries, STAAD and/or Tedds.
• Existing Security Clearance.
• Full UK driving licence.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance or security assurance levels. The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance or assurance level for this role, in line with client and sector requirements. In some cases, additional nationality or residency criteria may also apply due to specific client or national security obligations.

Further information on National security clearance levels can be found on the UK Government website: National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.

Benefits

Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry. What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance‑related rewards also on offer in addition to:

• Company car or cash allowance
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
• Life assurance scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Family friendly policies
• Employee assistance
• Professional development

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout. BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.