Structural Engineer WF8 1BT Competitive Salary and enhanced benefits

Castle Employment Agency Ltd; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus every 6 months

Annual salary review

Hybrid after probation

24 days leave

Job summary

Castle Employment Agency Ltd is seeking a Structural Engineer to join its Pontefract team. You will balance technical design with surveys, reporting and practical project delivery, gaining increasing autonomy as you build client relationships.

You will have access to experienced directors, structured support, and a hybrid working pattern with office and site visits as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in steel/concrete design for commercial/industrial projects.
• Ability to produce accurate structural calculation packs and reports.
• Ability to liaise with clients and manage projects toward independent ownership.

Responsibilities

• Complete structural analysis and design for steel and concrete structures.
• Produce clear, accurate structural calculation packs.
• Work on existing buildings, alterations and new schemes.
• Use Tekla Tedds and AutoCAD to support design and drawing work.
• Undertake structural surveys and prepare professional reports.
• Support commercial and industrial projects, including machinery foundations.
• Communicate with clients, contractors and colleagues to keep projects progressing.
• Take increasing ownership of projects and client relationships.
• Travel to client sites when required.

Skills

Steel design

Concrete design

Existing buildings

Structural surveys

Calculation packs

Education

IEng status (advantageous)

Tools

Tekla Tedds

AutoCAD

Job description

Are you a Structural Engineer looking for greater ownership of your projects, closer client contact and a clear route to develop your career?

An established civil and structural engineering consultancy is looking for a Structural Engineer to join its collaborative Pontefract team. You will work across a varied portfolio of commercial, industrial and wider structural projects, with the opportunity to manage your own workload and build long-term client relationships as your knowledge of the business develops.

This is a role for someone who enjoys combining technical design work with surveys, reporting and practical project delivery. You will have direct access to experienced directors, structured support during your first few months and increasing autonomy as you become familiar with the consultancy’s clients and standards.

What you will be doing

• Completing structural analysis and design for steel and concrete structures
• Producing clear, accurate structural calculation packs
• Working on existing buildings, alterations and new structural schemes
• Using Tekla Tedds and AutoCAD to support design and technical drawing work
• Undertaking structural surveys and preparing professional reports
• Supporting commercial and industrial projects, including machinery foundation design
• Liaising with clients, contractors and colleagues to keep projects progressing
• Taking increasing ownership of individual projects and client relationships
• Travelling to client sites when required

The wider project mix includes commercial and industrial work alongside projects across the consultancy’s broader civil and structural portfolio.

What you will bring

You will need demonstrable practical capability in:

• Steel design
• Concrete design
• Structural work involving existing buildings and alterations
• Structural surveys and report writing
• Tekla Tedds
• AutoCAD
• Producing accurate structural calculation packs

You should also be comfortable communicating with clients and working towards independent project ownership.

IEng status would be advantageous, although applications are welcomed from Structural Engineers who are actively working towards professional recognition.

You must have the right to work in the UK, a full UK driving licence and access to your own car for business travel.

Salary, benefits and working pattern

• Salary up to £45,000, with some flexibility for a particularly strong candidate
• Permanent, full-time position
• Flexible start and finish times
• Three days per week in the Pontefract office
• Hybrid working available after a three-month probation period, typically one to two days from home
• Company-wide performance bonus paid every six months
• Annual salary review
• 24 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 26 days after two years
• Professional subscriptions paid
• Statutory pension
• Business mileage reimbursed at 55p per mile
• Ongoing professional development and direct support from experienced directors