Senior Structural Design Engineer - Hybrid Steel Projects

Severfield; Town of Red House (NY); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

7% employer pension contributions

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Employee benefits scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Save as you earn

Free onsite parking (role specific)

Business health insurance

Job summary

Severfield, a leading structural steelwork group in the UK, seeks a Senior Design Engineer who will deliver designs from tender appraisal through construction, ensuring safe, economical, and viable solutions aligned with architectural intent and practical execution.

The role involves cross-department collaboration and mentoring junior engineers, with hybrid working from York or Scarborough offices and a focus on standardising structural solutions for diverse sectors.

Qualifications

• Degree in Structural Engineering required; Master’s preferred but not essential.
• Chartered or working toward professional engineering accreditation (e.g., MIStructE, MIEI, MICE).
• Demonstrated competence in producing design solutions from concept through to construction.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering calculations and solutions as part of a multidisciplinary design team.
• Undertake secondments to other departments to support learning and project delivery.
• Provide structural design services, including member design, connection design, and temporary works.
• Support tender-stage design development and produce structural input where required.
• Assist in the development and standardisation of structural detailing aligned with the company’s manufacturing and erection methodologies.
• Liaise with clients, architects, and structural consultants to develop viable structural schemes for awarded contracts.
• Collaborate with internal departments including contracts, manufacturing and site erection teams.
• Guide and mentor Graduate Design Engineers in their development.
• Run assigned projects and assume leadership duties within the design team when required.

Skills

Structural design

Engineering degree

Professional accreditation

Education

Degree in Structural Engineering

Master’s preferred

Job description

Severfield, a leading structural steelwork group in the UK, seeks a Senior Design Engineer who will deliver designs from tender appraisal through construction, ensuring safe, economical, and viable solutions aligned with architectural intent and practical execution.

The role involves cross-department collaboration and mentoring junior engineers, with hybrid working from York or Scarborough offices and a focus on standardising structural solutions for diverse sectors.