Senior Structures Engineer

Turner Lovell; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Lovell is seeking a Senior Structures Engineer to join our East Anglia infrastructure team. You will lead maintenance and improvement schemes, ensuring delivery to time, cost, and quality targets, and manage multidisciplinary project teams.

The role involves design checks, technical assurance, site visits, and coordinating resources. A Chartered Engineer or progress toward CEng is preferred, along with driving licence and NEC contract familiarity.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status or progression towards CEng is required.
• Experience in inspection and design of structures.
• Familiarity with Eurocodes and structural design standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of structures maintenance and improvement schemes to time, cost, and quality.
• Perform technical design checks and provide technical assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Carry out site visits and produce condition assessments and reports.
• Plan and coordinate engineering resources to meet project requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and external consultants.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Structures inspection

Structural design

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Chartered Engineer status / progress towards CEng

Tools

LUSAS

Superstress

Eurocodes

Job description

Senior Structures Engineer

Location: East Anglia

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £55,000 - £65,000

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Structures Engineer to join an established highways and infrastructure team, delivering essential maintenance, renewal and improvement schemes across the UK. You'll play a key role in the delivery of structures maintenance and improvement projects, taking responsibility for technical design, project delivery, resource planning and the coordination of multidisciplinary teams. This is an excellent opportunity for a Chartered Engineer or highly experienced engineer looking to take on a senior technical and leadership position within a growing infrastructure environment.

The role

• Lead the delivery of structures maintenance and improvement schemes, ensuring projects are delivered to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.
• Undertake technical design checks and provide technical assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Carry out site visits and structures inspections, producing condition assessments and inspection reports.
• Plan and coordinate engineering resources to meet project and programme requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including external consultants and sub-consultants.
• Provide technical support and guidance to project teams, clients and other stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with internal quality standards, procedures and technical requirements.
• Promote and maintain high standards of Health & Safety and environmental compliance throughout design and construction activities.
• Lead and support the development of junior engineers and other members of the technical team.
• Undertake staff performance reviews, training and development, and performance management where required.
• Contribute to the effective administration and management of NEC contracts.

You’ll ideally have:

• Chartered Engineer status or significant relevant engineering experience with progression towards CEng.
• Proven experience in the inspection and design of structures.
• Experience using structures analysis and design software such as LUSAS, Superstress or similar.
• Knowledge and practical experience of National Highways and Local Authority design standards and contracts.
• Good working knowledge of Eurocodes and their application to structural design.
• Experience of design resource planning and customer programme management.
• Proven understanding of managing Health & Safety within design and construction.
• Experience with the NEC suite of contracts and contract administration.
• A full driving licence.