Structural Engineer

Galliford Try; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work

Pension plan

Family leave

Save as You Earn

Private medical

Employee assistance

Professional association

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking a Structural Engineer to join the Fabrications team in Mansfield. You will aid the design team with calculations, material selection, and engineering procedures while preparing and reviewing drawings and specifications to meet codes and practices.

You will use Tekla and AutoCAD for layout and design, conduct design calculations, review client and contractor drawings, and support proposal efforts with outline sectioning calculations. Occasional site visits may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering required.
• Experience in civil/structural engineering with 2+ years.
• Knowledge of drafting standards and principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide design input at outline, optioneering and detailed design stages.
• Perform structural design and analysis calculations to codes and standards.
• Maintain awareness of economical and efficient design approaches.
• Review structural plans, designs, layouts and loading criteria.
• Consult with Project Management on constructability of steelwork.
• Support outline sectioning calculations for proposals team.
• Review GT Fabs designs against client specs, Eurocodes and British Standards.
• Apply 2D/3D CAD skills to create or extract information for project work.
• Provide technical clarification to proposals, engineers, workshop and site personnel.
• Maintain organised file structures for assigned projects.

Skills

Design input

Structural analysis

Project collaboration

Time management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Tools

Tekla

AutoCAD

TSD

Job description

Structural Engineer

Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

An opportunity has arisen for a Structural Engineer to join the Fabrications team at Galliford Try.

This role will support the growth of the fabrications business through assisting the design team to plan and conduct design calculations, material selection, application of engineering techniques, procedures and criteria.

You will prepare or modify drawing, specifications, calculations, and monitor work for compliance to applicable codes, and accepted engineering practices.

What you will be doing

• Provide design input at the outline, optioneering and detailed design stage of the project.
• Perform structural design and analysis calculations using governing codes and standards, engineering formulas, skills, GT Fabs standard designs and experience.
• Commercial awareness and focus on efficient, cost effective design.
• Review Structural plans, designs, layouts and loading criteria.
• Consult with the Project Management team as to the 'constructability' of the steelwork structures.
• Support by completing 'outline sectioning calculations' for the engineering proposals team.
• Support the ongoing development of the GT Fabs business by reviewing new technologies, new ways of working and software packages.
• Occasional site visits for field measurements and client meetings.
• Use Tekla and AutoCAD to develop layout, drawings, and designs that meet expectations and specifications.
• Review and interpret structural plans from the contractor/client.
• Manage and maintain file structure for assigned projects.
• Review GT Fabs designs against client specifications, Eurocodes and British Standards.
• Apply 2D and 3D CAD skills in the creation, conveying or extraction of information related to the project work.
• Provide technical clarification to proposals, engineers, workshop and site personnel.

About you

• Have knowledge of basic drafting standards and principles.
• Able to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, and 2+ years of experience with knowledge in civil and/or structural engineering.
• Have experience working with TSD or equivalent finite element analysis software.
• Have working knowledge of Auto Cad or other drafting software.
• Possess a "can do" attitude and provide support to other members of the team as required.

What We Can Offer in Return

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

Our benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Competitive family leave policy
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees, and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role