Structural Engineer

BWB Consulting Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

25 days holiday

Pension matching

Life Assurance

Wellbeing support

Healthcare cash plan

Hybrid working

Learning & Development opportunities

Paid volunteering days

Regular social events

Job summary

BWB Consulting Ltd is seeking a Structural Engineer to join their Leeds Office. You will be part of an award-winning team with 28 years of experience in diverse structural projects, including high-rise developments and distribution warehouses.

The ideal candidate should have a degree in Civil Engineering and experience in structural calculations. In return, BWB offers a competitive salary, 25 days holiday, and various health and well-being benefits.

Qualifications

• Technically strong with the ability to interact effectively with design teams.
• Comfortable with hand calculations and spreadsheets.
• Ability to produce clear design sketches for structural technicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide structural design for various projects.
• Work in a team to assess structures valued over £100m.
• Ensure adherence to core values and client service improvement.

Skills

Structural calculations and designs

Communication skills

Use of 3D modeling software

Understanding of construction materials

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Tekla Structural Designer

TEDDS

RAM

Job description

BWB Consulting is a leading engineering and environmental design consultancy.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Due to our continued growth, the Buildings & Built Environment Group have a vacancy for a Structural Engineer in our successful Leeds Office.
• Working in our Structures Service Line you will be joining an award-winning team with over 28 years of experience in the design and assessment of a variety of structures on projects with values in excess of £100m.
• You will be working as part of an ambitious, growing team providing hands on structural design for a wide variety of exciting projects across all sectors and ranging from mixed-use high‑rise developments to huge distribution warehouses.

What You’ll Bring

• Technically strong and able to interact and communicate effectively with internal and external design teams and our clients.
• Either a degree in Civil Engineering, specialising in Structures, or equivalent qualifications/experience.
• Able to produce structural calculations and designs on a range of projects across a multitude of sectors and materials.
• Possess a broad range of engineering skills and be able to demonstrate a good understanding of current codes of practice working in all the main construction materials.
• Comfortable in undertaking hand calculations and using spreadsheets as standard but also able to demonstrate the ability to use the latest 3D modelling design software packages in both concrete and steelwork. BWB predominantly use Tekla Structural Designer, TEDDS and RAM. Knowledge of Tekla would be preferable, although not essential as training would be provided.
• Good verbal and written communication skills are required as is the ability to produce clear, practical, and economic design sketches that can be passed to structural technicians.
• Uphold the core values of our business.
• Have a desire to continually improve our service to our clients and the efficiency of the Leeds team.

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary.
• 25 days holiday with the option to purchase more.
• Pension – BWB matches 5% of your salary into your pension to help save for the future.
• Life Assurance 4× salary.
• Wellbeing support – qualified confidential support through Westfield Health.
• Healthcare cash plan.
• Paid Sick Leave.
• Hybrid working.
• Access to personalised fully funded Learning & Development opportunities.
• Charterships.
• Paid professional subscriptions.
• Perkbox – Access to exclusive savings, discounts, free advice and benefits.
• Cycle to Work.
• Paid volunteering days.
• Regular social events.
• Long service reward scheme.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.