Structural Engineer

White Label Recruitment Ltd; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Structural Engineer to join a rapidly growing business in Sunderland. The role involves reviewing project specifications, preparing summaries, and producing analysis models. Candidates should have a BEng (Hons) in Engineering and knowledge of construction standards. Offering a competitive salary between £40k - £60k, along with 25 days of holiday, hybrid working opportunities, and various employee benefits, this position supports a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Contribution towards eye test and glasses

Online discount benefits

Long Service Awards

Employee recognition scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

1pm finish on Fridays

Qualifications

• Experience in a Civil / Structural engineering field.
• Knowledge of construction and process industries and applicable standards.
• Understanding of load cases and combinations.

Responsibilities

• Review project specifications to confirm scope and impact.
• Prepare Civil / Structural Basis of Design summary.
• Produce analysis models to validate configurations.
• Communicate design requirements to the design team.
• Check Civil / Structural drawing output for accuracy.

Skills

Structural analytical software proficiency (STAAD Pro or TEKLA Structures)

Strong attention to detail

Good time management

Strong communication skills

Education

BEng (Hons) in Engineering (preferably Civil or Structural Engineering)

Job description

White Label are very excited to be working with our longstanding client who are now keen to expand their team with a Structural Engineer.

You’ll be part of a rapidly growing business with a full order book, an excellent culture, a proud history and ambitious plans. The company specialises in bulk material handling and plant processing markets, offering services across sectors such as mining, tunnelling, quarrying, oil & gas, and more.

We are recruiting for a Structural Engineer to be an integral part of the team : This role can will be based in either Sunderland OR Chorley depending on the distance of the individual (TBD)

Benefits

• Competitive salary £40k - £60k DOE
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays – ops to buy more holidays
• Contribution towards eye test and glasses
• Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
• Long Service Awards
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 37 hours per week with a 1pm finish on a Friday
• Hybrid working opportunities

Your Key Responsibilities

• Review project specifications and confirm scope of supply (including anticipated cost / programme and the impact into the project team.
• Prepare Civil / Structural Basis of Design summary prior to commencing engineering works.
• Produce analysis models to validate civil / structural configurations, and to generate foundation loads.
• Ensure analytical models are transferring loads as expected, and that axial forces and moments are fixed / released as stability (& connection design) demand.
• Produce hand calculations to validate connection design.
• Effectively communicate design requirements to the design team.
• Check Civil / Structural drawing output (as required) to ensure that the information within reflects analytical models and calculations.
• Prepare Civil / Structural calculation reports for inclusion into the project technical file.
• Support CAT 2 / CAT 3 checking requirements with any supplementary information as required.
• Attend sites as required, to conduct site and / or condition surveys, and prepare reports on findings thereafter.
• Attend project design / model reviews as required, supporting interfacing and tolerancing where applicable.
• Update Project Engineer and Head of Civil / Structural on progress against task on a weekly basis, Highlighting any blockers or foreseen issues as / when they become evident.
• Responsible for identifying any (internal / external) changes to civil / structural scope and escalating to the Project Engineer to capture via the DCN process.
• Deliver works in alignment with the business’ ISO 9001 processes and templates as controlled within the Quality Management System (COS).
• Identification, and escalation, of all civil / structural Technical Queries (TQ) that occur on the project.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Minimum BEng (Hons) in Engineering (preferably Civil or Structural Engineering).

Experience in a Civil / Structural engineering field.

Knowledge of the construction & process industries and applicable standards.

Ability to use structural analytical software unaided - STAAD Pro or TEKLA Structures.

Understanding of load cases and combinations, and able to deduce structures are behaving as intended through calculation or analysis.

Experience of good time management in a project delivery environment.

Strong attention to detail and committed to quality performance / output.

Strong communicator with internal and external customers alike, with good presentation skills.

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please apply