Senior Structural Engineer: OHL & Substation Design

United Infrastructure Ltd; Horsham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave + holidays

Mentoring

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our OHL and substation structures team in the UK. You will contribute to EPC delivery for major grid clients and use your experience with slender, dynamically-loaded structures to mentor juniors and advance projects.

The role offers strong development toward Chartered status, with structured CPD funding and mentoring from senior OHL specialists. A UK driving licence and collaboration across multi-discipline teams are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Structural, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years structural engineering experience, including slender, guyed or dynamically-loaded structures.
• Working knowledge of structural steel design (BS EN 1993) and structural analysis principles.
• Experience of foundation design for overturning, uplift, and lateral loading.
• Ability to produce and check structural calculations and reports to a good technical standard.
• Good communication skills and ability to work within a multi-discipline design team.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Structural analysis and design of lattice towers, wood poles and steel poles.
• Tower/pole capacity assessment for reconductoring and uprating.
• Production and checking of calculations, reports and drawings for OHL structures.
• Use of PLS-CADD/PLS-POLE or equivalent software for structure analysis.
• Structural design and checking of substation gantries and plant support steelwork.
• Assess existing substation structures to support replacement or uprating projects.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams to deliver outputs to programme and budget.
• Attend design reviews with clients SSE, SPEN, NGED and National Grid.
• Support construction phase activities including RFI responses and site queries.
• Contribute to feasibility studies and options assessments for OHL and substations.
• Mentor Intermediate and Graduate Engineers; progress toward Chartered status.

Skills

Structural engineering

OHL experience

BS EN 1993 knowledge

Foundation design

Communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Education

Degree in Structural/Civil/Mechanical Eng

Tools

PLS-CADD/PLS-POLE

Job description

United Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our OHL and substation structures team in the UK. You will contribute to EPC delivery for major grid clients and use your experience with slender, dynamically-loaded structures to mentor juniors and advance projects.

The role offers strong development toward Chartered status, with structured CPD funding and mentoring from senior OHL specialists. A UK driving licence and collaboration across multi-discipline teams are required.