Senior Structural Engineer ( Architectural Collaboration)

ICE Recruit; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ICE Recruit is seeking a chartered civil or structural engineer for a respected London building structures practice. The role involves managing projects, engaging with architects, and mentoring assessing engineers. This position provides opportunities for career advancement within a creative, sociable work environment that offers regular training and benefits like a generous bonus scheme and paid lunches.

Benefits

Generous quarterly bonus scheme

Paid lunches twice weekly

Contributory pension

Annual overseas trip for staff

Qualifications

• Chartered civil or structural engineer.
• Experience in building structures design and delivery.
• Ability to motivate and mentor engineers and technicians.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own projects, working alongside architects.
• Negotiate fees and manage design production and delivery.
• Engage in critical initial consultation stages.

Skills

Flair for design

Communication skills

Mentoring abilities

Education

Good degree from a reputable university

Job description

This is an opportunity with a respected London building structures practice working at the creative and technically challenging end of the structural engineering spectrum. The position will provide the challenges, mentoring and experience for you to succeed whilst enjoying a satisfying career with prospects. You will work alongside and learn from the brightest in the industry. This is a role for a chartered civil or structural engineer with a good degree from a reputable university. A flair for design and a background in building structures design and delivery is essential.

Project Workload: Theproject workload will engage your lateral thinking skills and require all your technical knowledge. They are regular collaborators with leading architects including Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield and Eric Parry. Their structural work combines creativity with deep technical know-how to enable the creation of beautifully designed buildings across sectors that present their own unique challenges. These include: Arts & leisure, residential, commercial, healthcare and education schemes.

Training & Experience: Whilst you will manage your own projects, support and input is on hand from the firms’ two most senior directors, both industry figures with a wealth of knowledge to impart. You will develop very close working relationships with architects who will rely on you to develop the structural approach required to realise their architectural visions . This will mean you are a key figure at critical initial consultation and advisory stages. You will go on to negotiate fee’s and manage design production and delivery. You should therefore have good communication skills and the ability to motivate and mentor the engineers and technicians working on your projects. Some of whom will be training towards becoming chartered with the IStructE or ICE.

Work Environment & Benefits: This productive and creative work environment is also a fun and sociable place to be. You will work alongside bright likeminded engineers who are keen to pass on their knowledge. The office is highly resourced and designed to provide ease of working. Working for this medium size practice means making a meaningful contribution to their success and sharing in the rewards. They provide a generous quarterly bonus scheme, paid lunches twice weekly, a contributory pension and there is an overseas trip arranged for all staff each year.