Junior Structural Designer for industrial infrastructure (for projects in Switzerland)

AFRY; Województwo łódzkie; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sport card (Multisport)

Social fund

Job summary

AFRY is building a multidisciplinary team in Poland to support wastewater treatment plant design, primarily in Switzerland and nearby European countries. The role involves designing civil structures, coordinating with mechanical, electrical, HVAC and BIM teams, and contributing to project engineering across stages from feasibility to detailed design.

Office locations include Poznań, Kraków and Łódź, with a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of structural engineering experience.
• Willingness to acquire knowledge in mechanical and electrical engineering.
• Proficiency in English (B2–C1).

Responsibilities

• Design civil structures for wastewater treatment plants (tanks, basins, pumping stations, service buildings).
• Perform basic sizing from process engineers and coordinate with machinery, electrical and HVAC/EMCR teams.
• Follow design stages per Swiss SIA or German HOAI (feasibility to detailed design).
• Design civil works using BIM with BIM modelers.
• Participate in internal/external meetings and video conferences.
• Provide regular reporting to Project Managers.

Skills

Structural engineering

BIM teamwork

English communication (B2-C1)

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Tools

SOFiSTiK

TEKLA

ALLPLAN

BIMCollab/OpenBIM

Microsoft Office

Job description

AFRY provides engineering, design, digital and advisory services to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.

AFRY employs over 18,000 professionals in more than 50 countries.Net sales in 2024 were SEK 27,160 million.

AFRY is organized into three Divisions: Energy; Industry and Transportation & Places.

The Global Division Transportation & Places is active within transportation infrastructure, real estate, water and environment in the Nordics and Central Europe. The division has about 6,500 employees and is structured around two segments: Road & Rail and Public & Commercial Places.

You will be joining our team located in Zürich belonging to Water & Environment Switzerland managed by Thomas Morgenthaler. This Unit has currently approximately 90 employees in Switzerland and is looking to build up a solid team in Poland for further growth and support and to strengthen our activities to protect the aquatic environment. Main focus for us are projects related to the design of wastewater treatment plants mainly in Switzerland and adjacent European countries.

You key responsibilities are:

• Design of civil work structures such as tanks, basins, pumping stations, service buildings for domestic wastewater treatment plants (predominantly designed with reinforced concrete)
• Basic sizing given by process engineers; afterwards responsible design work and information collection from machinery and electromechanical equipment as well as from HVAC and EMCR to design a facility that fits to the process and to common rules of design in wastewater treatment (for example German DWA).
• The design process follows several stages according to Swiss SIA and or German HOAI (Project basis, feasibility study, pre-design, basic engineering design, authority approval design, submission and proposal phase, detailed design
• Design of civil works structures according to BIM methodology together with BIM modelers
• Participation in internal / external meetings and video conferences
• Regular reporting to Project Managers

Must have:

• Knowledge of structural engineering with 3 to 5 years of experience
• Team player and interest in multidisciplinary work, willingness to acquire basic knowledge in other technical fields (mechanical and electrical engineering)
• Good English skills at B2-C1 level
• Good skills in Microsoft Suite
• Solid knowledge in BIM Methodology (openBIM) and collaboration platforms (BIMCollab, etc.)
• Solid software skills for structural engineering calculations (for ex. SOFiSTiK, TEKLA; ALLPLAN)

Good to have:

• Knowledge of structural engineering in wastewater treatment plant design or similar
• Basic to good German language skills
• Very good English skills at C1-C2 level
• Knowledge of German HOAI and / or Swiss SIA standards and EURO Codes
• Autodesk REVIT skills and BIMCollab skills
• Experience in BIM2Field Methodology
• Already worked in the field of plant engineering of complex industrial plants such as for example wastewater treatment and acquired basic understanding of mechanical, biological, tertiary chemical and sludge treatment processes

To individuals who join our team, we offer:

• Employment based on an employment contract
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, sport card (Multisport) and a social found
• Exciting and challenging projects
• Personal development opportunities
• Friendly working atmosphere in a multidisciplinary and international team
• Helping to shape a sustainable future

Available office locations for this position are either in Poznań, Kraków or Łódź. We are flexible on the office location for this position, please indicate your preference in your covering letter. We value a healthy work life balance and are committed to your wellbeing. We will operate a hybrid working environment.

Should you be successful you will be invited for a telephone interview followed by a 2 steps virtual or live face to face interview.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.