Structural Engineer

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; Little London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + birthday leave

Health policy

Enhanced pension scheme

Mobile and laptop

Annual staff trip abroad

Regular socials

Very flexible work environment

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting Ltd in London (N1) is seeking a Structural Engineer to join a boutique practice as the sixth employee. The role offers autonomy, a varied workload, and mentoring opportunities for junior staff, with projects ranging from £1m–£6m and frequent collaboration with architects.

You should be able to run your own projects, communicate clearly, and develop towards Chartership. Revit experience is advantageous though not mandatory, and visa sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Desire to work towards Chartership.
• No visa sponsorship; must have the long term right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Run your own projects and mentor junior staff.
• Contribute to a varied workload and all project aspects.
• Maintain autonomy within a small practice and engage with architectural teams.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Mentoring/Leadership

Chartership pursuit

Tools

Revit

Job description

Structural Engineer

London, N1

£45k-£52k

About the role

Be part of something dynamic and exciting

Could you be interested to become the sixth employee of an up and coming structural engineering practice? Current staff highly recommend!

Workload is currently exceptionally busy. The practice plans to be around 10 staff in the next few years.

The Director is MIStructE qualified, very personable and experienced at mentoring for Chartership. He was been part of a reputable London practice for 10 years, where he was their first employee himself but branched out to build his own brand, starting this practice in early 2024.

What you'll do

The role would suit a high calibre structural engineer with several years of buildings design experience who is keen to run your own projects and assist with mentoring more junior staff. Ability to use revit would be advantageous. You must be keen for development and career growth, an exceptionally varied workload and involvement in all aspects of projects. You would be given the flexibility and autonomy that can only come with working for a small practice.

The firm shares fabulous newly fitted out office space with one of their lovely architect clients, so there is a team of friendly people to talk to.

This role would suit a driven candidate with excellent communication skills and a desire to take autonomy for work, get involved in all aspects of projects and play a part in the future of the company - not just do the number crunching!

The work is exceptionally varied, often architecturally led bespoke projects, generally £1m-£6m in build value, and would suit a thinking engineer who enjoys fiddly problem solving and working with good architects.

Current projects include a 5 storey RC frame new build, vertical extensions, supermarkets with flats above, an embassy building in London, bespoke residential schemes, fancy internal staircases, a private residential house sunken into a hillside where the owner would like it column free, multi-storey new build townhouses, conversion of garages to housing which are based on some tricky ground, temporary works schemes and refurbs. They notably did the on the design for UK's first ever indoor EV charging station.

Skills & Requirements

Excellent communication skills are essential, along with a desire to work towards Chartership, if not already attained.

No visa sponsorship is offered so you must have the long term right to work in the UK.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus birthday leave
• health policy
• enhanced pension scheme
• mobile and laptop
• annual staff trip abroad
• regular socials
• a very flexible work environment

• The offices are close to various transport links and eateries
• all space is newly fitted out, with sit/stand desks, a basement café, showers, lockers and cycle parking

Contact

Sam Robson
07749 155538

Equalities

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.

Other Eligibility

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