Structural Senior Engineer

United Infrastructure Ltd; Horsham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave + holidays

Mentoring

Job summary

United Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our OHL and substation structures team in the UK. You will contribute to EPC delivery for major grid clients and use your experience with slender, dynamically-loaded structures to mentor juniors and advance projects.

The role offers strong development toward Chartered status, with structured CPD funding and mentoring from senior OHL specialists. A UK driving licence and collaboration across multi-discipline teams are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Structural, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years structural engineering experience, including slender, guyed or dynamically-loaded structures.
• Working knowledge of structural steel design (BS EN 1993) and structural analysis principles.
• Experience of foundation design for overturning, uplift, and lateral loading.
• Ability to produce and check structural calculations and reports to a good technical standard.
• Good communication skills and ability to work within a multi-discipline design team.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Structural analysis and design of lattice towers, wood poles and steel poles.
• Tower/pole capacity assessment for reconductoring and uprating.
• Production and checking of calculations, reports and drawings for OHL structures.
• Use of PLS-CADD/PLS-POLE or equivalent software for structure analysis.
• Structural design and checking of substation gantries and plant support steelwork.
• Assess existing substation structures to support replacement or uprating projects.
• Collaborate with multi-discipline teams to deliver outputs to programme and budget.
• Attend design reviews with clients SSE, SPEN, NGED and National Grid.
• Support construction phase activities including RFI responses and site queries.
• Contribute to feasibility studies and options assessments for OHL and substations.
• Mentor Intermediate and Graduate Engineers; progress toward Chartered status.

Skills

Structural engineering

OHL experience

BS EN 1993 knowledge

Foundation design

Communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Education

Degree in Structural/Civil/Mechanical Eng

Tools

PLS-CADD/PLS-POLE

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure

Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure

Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Equal Opportunities Statement - At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know — we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

Role Overview

UIPTD is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our OHL and substation structures team, supporting EPC delivery for SSE, SPEN, NGED, and National Grid. OHL structural experience is desired given the specialised and relatively scarce nature of this discipline, but UIPTD will equally consider candidates with strong transferable experience from adjacent structural fields — masts, towers, bridges, or other slender and dynamically-loaded structures — who are keen to develop OHL-specific expertise.

Key Responsibilities

OHL Structural Design

• Structural analysis and design of lattice towers, wood pole, and steel pole structures under the technical oversight of the Principal Structural Engineer
• Tower/pole capacity assessment for reconductoring, uprating, and line diversion or refurbishment schemes
• Production and checking of structural calculations, reports, and drawings for OHL structures
• Use of PLS-CADD / PLS-POLE or equivalent software for structural analysis of towers and poles

Substation Structures

• Structural design and checking of substation gantries, busbar support structures, and plant support steelwork
• Structural assessment of existing substation structures to support plant replacement or uprating projects

Project Delivery

• Work within multi-discipline project teams to deliver structural design outputs to programme and budget
• Attend and contribute to design review meetings with clients (SSE, SPEN, NGED, National Grid)
• Support construction phase activities including RFI responses, site queries, and structural inspection
• Contribute structural input to feasibility studies and options assessments for OHL and substation schemes

Development & Mentoring

• Work directly with the Principal Structural Engineer and incumbent senior team members to build OHL-specific structural competency ahead of planned succession
• Mentor and technically support Intermediate and Graduate Engineers on structural matters
• Progress toward Chartered status (if not already held) with UIPTD's structured support and CPD funding

Quality & Safety

• Ensure structural design outputs comply with BS EN 50341, structural Eurocodes, ENA technical specifications, and client standards
• Contribute to Designers Risk Assessments and structural design documentation under CDM 2015
• Apply safe-by-design principles across all structural design outputs

Requirements

Essential

• Degree in Structural, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Minimum 5 years structural engineering experience, including exposure to slender, guyed, or dynamically-loaded structures (lattice towers, masts, poles, or similar)
• Working knowledge of structural steel design (BS EN 1993) and structural analysis principles
• Experience of foundation design for structures subject to overturning, uplift, and lateral loading
• Ability to produce and check structural calculations and reports to a good technical standard
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within a multi-discipline design team
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Experience of OHL lattice tower, wood pole, or steel pole structural design
• Experience of PLS-CADD / PLS-POLE or equivalent structural analysis software
• Experience of substation structural design (gantries, plant support steelwork)
• Transferable experience from telecoms masts, transmission towers, bridges, or other wind-sensitive slender structures
• Working towards or holding Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with IStructE, ICE, or equivalent
• Experience of SSE, SPEN, NGED, or National Grid framework delivery

What UIPTD Offers

• Competitive senior-level salary commensurate with experience
• Horsham preferred, Glasgow or Warrington considered
• Direct mentoring from long-standing OHL structural specialists as part of a planned succession pathway to Principal Engineer
• Structured development into OHL-specific structural practice for candidates from adjacent disciplines
• Chartership support and CPD funding
• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.