Senior Structural Design Engineer – Steel Connections Lead

Elite Talent Hub Recruitment; Leinster; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Annual salary review

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Private healthcare allowance

Life assurance

Maternity/paternity pay

Job summary

Elite Talent Hub is supporting a leading international engineering contractor in recruiting a Senior Structural Design Engineer for their Kildare team. The role leads steelwork design and connections across major projects in Ireland and the UK, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient designs from concept to fabrication.

You will apply Eurocode 3 and BS standards, manage design deliverables, and mentor junior engineers while coordinating with Project Managers and clients.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering; master's preferred.
• Chartered status or a clear path toward chartership preferred.
• 3–5 years' structural steel design experience, incl. steel connections and temporary works.
• Solid understanding of Eurocode 3, BS5950, BS5975 and related standards.
• Ability to carry out hand calculations; AutoCAD proficiency.
• Experience with at least one design/analysis package listed above.

Responsibilities

• Lead steel connections design and review; produce calculations, drawings and 3D models.
• Ensure designs support safe fabrication and erection.
• Oversee quality of design deliverables via checks and risk assessments.
• Resolve steel design issues during fabrication and construction with safe, compliant solutions.
• Coordinate with temporary works and methods teams; provide temporary works design as needed.
• Develop standard details and identify value‑engineering opportunities.
• Mentor junior engineers and communicate progress to clients and stakeholders.

Skills

Steel design

Temporary works

Structural analysis

Mentoring juniors

Education

Bachelors in Civil/Structural Eng

Masters (advantage)

Chartered status path preferred

Tools

Tekla Structural Designer

Robot Structural Analysis

IDEA StatiCa

MasterSeries

Tekla Connection Designer

Job description

Elite Talent Hub is supporting a leading international engineering contractor in recruiting a Senior Structural Design Engineer for their Kildare team. The role leads steelwork design and connections across major projects in Ireland and the UK, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient designs from concept to fabrication.

You will apply Eurocode 3 and BS standards, manage design deliverables, and mentor junior engineers while coordinating with Project Managers and clients.