Structural Engineer

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Croydon; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day working fortnight

23 days holiday

Healthcare cover

Mobile phone and laptop

Generous bonus scheme

EV discount car scheme

Job summary

A well-established design consultancy in Croydon is seeking an experienced Structural Engineer to handle complex power sector projects. The role involves autonomous project management and technical leadership, requiring extensive structural design experience. Candidates should ideally be Chartered or working towards this status. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement, competitive salary, a generous bonus scheme, and various perks including healthcare and travel opportunities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in structural design for buildings.
• Ability to undertake projects autonomously.
• Experience with complex design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Handle projects autonomously from start to finish.
• Provide complex design solutions for various structures.
• Engage in site travel across London and the South East.

Skills

Structural design

Project management

Technical leadership

Building design

Power sector experience

Education

Chartered Engineer or working towards

Job description

Structural Engineer

48k-£65k

Croydon

Are you an experienced structural designer able to take responsibility for complex schemes?

Interested to work in the specialist power industry?

This small, well established Croydon based specialist design consultancy are part of a large utilities contractor group.

They specialise in structural design for projects in the power industry. These are highly technical, often specialist schemes and involve work for clients such as UKPN and SSE.

You will be joining a very experienced team where everyone takes responsibility for their own projects.

This role is for an experienced hands on structural design engineer, ideally able and willing to act as technical lead. You will be handling whole projects autonomously, providing complex design solutions. You should have extensive buildings design experience and ideally be Chartered or working towards this status. Experience in the power sector would be highly advantageous.

The types of projects will include substation design, battery storage facilities, design of blast resistant buildings, switch houses, GIS buildings, buildings to house transformer cells and designing of specialist steelwork structures and supports underground and inside of tunnels to carry heavy power cables. There are refurbishment and new builds involved. Projects normally involve design in steel and concrete, with some masonry and can range from small up to multi million £ schemes.

The work is interesting and complex, with each project being different.

The role will include some travel to sites in London and the South East, for which a pool car is provided.

In addition to base salary, there are various social events, trips abroad, CPD, a 9 day working fortnight, 23 days holiday in addition to the 9 day fortnight scheme, a 36 hour week, hybrid working, healthcare cover, mobile phone and laptop, generous bonus scheme, Perks at Work scheme and EV discount car scheme.

The company have a high staff retention rate and you will be joining a happy team.

Sam Robson

07749 155538

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and / or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary / contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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