Senior Structural Engineer – Glasgow

TN United Kingdom; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join their dynamic Power & Energy team in Glasgow. This role offers the chance to lead innovative projects in renewable energy, including wind farms and nuclear power plants. The successful candidate will oversee the structural design of various civil infrastructure projects while promoting a culture of health and safety. With a focus on mentoring talent and driving business development, this position is ideal for those looking to make a significant impact in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading design and construction supervision of structural projects.
• Knowledge of designing power-related structures like substations and wind turbine foundations.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and construction supervision of structural design packages.
• Mentor and coach team members while ensuring project execution quality.
• Collaborate with business managers on resource and budget management.

Skills

Structural Design

Project Management

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

Civil/Structural Engineering Degree

Chartered Engineer with IStructE or ICE

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Client:

Tony Gee and Partners

Location:

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Job Category:

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

91a46a0e915c

Job Views:

8

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

Tony Gee and Partners are currently looking for an experienced Senior Structural Engineer to join our Power and Energy team in our Glasgow office.

Due to our growing portfolio of renewable energy projects, we have the opportunity for a Senior Structural Engineer to join our Glasgow based Power & Energy team. The role will offer the opportunity to lead the structural design of civil infrastructure across a range of projects within our three core markets – Renewables, Grid & Energy Storage, and Nuclear.

We work with a number of high-profile developer and contractor clients including SSE, EDF, Banks Renewables, UK Power Networks, Jones Bros, Farrans, I&H Brown, and Enerveo.

Typical projects the successful applicant can expect to get involved with include onshore wind farms, offshore wind farms, substations, solar farms, battery storage schemes, green hydrogen schemes, pumped hydro storage schemes, and nuclear new build power plants.

Role Description

Senior Structural Engineer, within Power & Energy team, leading design and construction supervision of structural design packages including:

• Substation buildings
• Switching station buildings
• General foundations
• Wind turbine foundations
• Retaining walls
• Bridges, both new and existing upgrade/ strengthening

Job Responsibilities

• Promoting a health, safety, and welfare culture
• Preparing calculations, drawings, and other documents, ensuring these are controlled during project execution
• Working within a team environment
• Mentoring and coaching talent
• Supporting Directors to achieve budget and strategy targets across the Power & Energy portfolio
• Working closely with business managers on resource management, utilization monitoring, and pipeline management
• Developing existing and new business
• Design of foundations
• Design of building structures – steel, concrete, masonry, timber, portal frames
• Ability to lead and coordinate a multidisciplinary design team
• Project and commercial management
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Client focus

Qualifications

• Civil/structural engineering degree or equivalent industry experience
• Chartered Engineer with IStructE or ICE
• Design of power-related structures, such as substation buildings, switching station buildings, and wind turbine foundations