Structural Engineer

Elliott Wood Partnership; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Gym cover

Discretionary bonus

6% employer pension contribution

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Elliott Wood is seeking a Structural Engineer with 2–5 years’ experience to join our award-winning team in London. You’ll contribute to a range of projects from community spaces to landmark developments, applying rigour, curiosity and hands-on problem solving.

We offer a hybrid working environment, supportive CPD, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to reward commitment and enable career growth within a collaborative studio.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years’ post-grad experience in structural engineering.
• Minimum 1 year in a UK-based engineering consultancy.
• On your way to Chartership (or already working on it).
• Fluent in English with strong communication skills.
• Familiarity with timber or composites is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivery of client projects within allocated time and budget.
• Work on all aspects of design for small and medium sized projects.
• Support senior engineers on larger, complex jobs.
• Collaborate with clients, architects, sustainability consultants, and fellow engineers.
• Take part in site visits, meetings, and hands-on problem solving.
• Help shape project scopes and fees.
• Guide to carry out drawings and production information.
• Keep CPD and Chartership goals on track with company support.

Job description

About Us:

Elliott Wood is an award-winning engineering company focused on the built environment, including structural engineering, civil engineering, transport planning and sustainability.

We deliver challenging, high-profile, environmentally responsible projects. Providing an exemplary service in a wide range of sectors, we design with creativity and flair balanced with efficiency and practicality, as recognised by numerous industry awards. Joining us means becoming part of an exceptional team united in vision and purpose. Our dedication to innovation extends beyond project work to the cultivation of a vibrant, inclusive employee community. It's this culture of diversity and collaboration that sets us apart and defines our success.

The Role:

We’re on the lookout for a Structural Engineer with 2–5 years' experience (including at least 1 year in the UK) who’s ready to take the next step in their career and help us reimagine what engineering can be.

Essential Experience:

You'll work on a range of exciting projects - big and small - shaping everything from community spaces to landmark developments. We’ll count on your curiosity, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail to help bring ideas to life.

• Assist in delivery of client projects within allocated time and budget
• Work on all aspects of design for small and medium sized projects
• Support senior engineers on larger, complex jobs
• Collaborate with clients, architects, sustainability consultants, and fellow engineers
• Take part in site visits, meetings, and hands‑on problem solving
• Help shape project scopes and fees
• Guide to carry out drawings and production info
• Keep your CPD and Chartership goals on track (we’ll support you every step of the way)

About You

We’re looking for someone thoughtful, technically strong, and collaborative - someone who wants their work to have a positive impact.

• 2-5 years’ post-grad experience in structural engineering
• Minimum 1 year in a UK-based engineering consultancy
• On your way to Chartership (or already working on it)
• Comfortable working independently on smaller jobs and contributing to larger teams
• Solid communicator fluent in verbal and written English with a positive, can-do mindset
• Familiarity with timber or composites? This is a big plus!

Why Elliott Wood:

If you are a progressive and talented engineer eager to influence those around you with the same level of understanding and empathy that you bring to your engineering work, we invite you to join us. We hope you share our interest in the transformative impact infrastructure can have on the built environment and are enthusiastic about playing an integral role in our ongoing practice and growth strategy.

We offer:

• A hybrid working environment.
• A nurturing, collaborative, creative environment.
• Active encouragement and support to pursue further job-related education and/or skills training.
• An extensive range of benefits from health insurance to gym cover, bonus and more

Some of our Benefits:

• Flexible working and hybrid working
• Life and income insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Health Cover
• Health Cash plan - offering over £1k of cash and discounts to support day-to-day health and wellbeing treatments
• Monthly contribution to fitness related expenses
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Regular career and development conversations
• Access to our weekly Academy Learning Programme
• 25 days annual leave (with an option to buy up to 5 extra days) and increasing with service
• Opportunity to be gifted up to 4 ‘me days’ per year
• Tax free savings for Cycle Scheme and Childcare fees
• Enhanced maternity leave (up to 26 weeks full pay) and paternity leave (4 weeks full pay)

Elliott Wood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you're a curious, committed engineer who’s excited about meaningful work and real career growth, we’d love to meet you. Come shape the future of the built environment with us.