Senior Structural Engineer

Pertemps; Truro; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional engineering consultancy in Truro is seeking an experienced structural engineer to join their growing team. The role involves leading technical delivery, liaising with clients and stakeholders, and providing design expertise on various projects. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant engineering degree and possess strong communication skills, with aspirations towards chartership. This position offers excellent opportunities for career progression and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Annual bonus

Pension

Flexible working hours

Professional subscriptions paid for

Regular salary reviews

Qualifications

• Chartered or aspiring to chartership with the ICE or IStructE.
• Experience with building structures, new build and refurb.

Responsibilities

• Leading technical delivery for the structural department.
• Delivering detailed design of building structures.
• Liaising with clients, contractors and architects.
• Developing junior staff members.
• Running and delivering increasingly complex projects.
• Implementing new software.

Skills

Communication skills

Software knowledge (Robot, Tekla, Revit)

Design passion

Education

BEng/MEng/BSc or MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced structural engineer looking to step into a leading regional consultancy, helping them establish a new regional office in Truro?

On offer is a healthy work-life balance, challenging cutting-edge projects and excellent opportunities for progression.

We are working with an established engineering consultancy. This business offers a number of property related services and has offices across the region. We are looking for a structural engineer who not only has a passion for design but also for building and maintaining relationships and a progressive outlook on working with new and innovative software. Projects are interesting and diverse and include locally significant work. This business is expanding its existing portfolio in Cornwall and needs an experienced and enthusiastic engineer to support this goal and put their mark on this new team.

The structural team is in its early days which presents huge opportunity for the right candidate.

Key features

• Convenient location in Truro
• Modern working environment
• Healthy pipeline of work stretching well into 2026
• Structured development programme with a focus on staff achieving chartered status

Requirements

• BEng/MEng/BSc or MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Ideally knowledge of software such as Robot, Tekla Building Designer and Revit
• Experience working with building structures, both new build and refurb
• Strong communication skills; candidates will need to be able to liaise confidently with clients, contractors and architects
• Chartered or aspiring to chartership with the ICE or IStructE

Responsibilities

• Leading technical delivery for the structural department and design team and being a point of contact for clients and stakeholders
• Delivering detailed design of building structures both new build and refurb
• Liaising with clients, contractors and architects
• Aiding with the development junior members of staff
• Running and delivering projects which will increase in size and complexity as you gain experience
• Helping with the implementation of new software
• Have a key role in strategic planning

What is on offer

• Opportunities to attend regular CPD and networking events
• Annual company holidays
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension
• Annual bonus
• Flexible working hours based around your personal requirements
• Professional subscriptions paid for
• Regular salary reviews

How to apply

Roles such as this are unusual in this area and when they do come about are well worth exploring. We are ideally looking for someone to start as soon as possible.

For more information, please contact Patrick Makeig-Jones, RGB Recruitment