Senior Structural Engineer

First Recruitment Group; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer on a contract basis in South Africa, Noordwes. The role involves undertaking structural designs, collaborating with designers, and ensuring overall design coordination. Ideal candidates will have a civil/structural engineering degree, experience in structural steel design, and familiarity with design software. This is an excellent opportunity for engineers looking to advance their careers in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer preferred.
• Experience in structural steel and reinforced concrete design to Eurocodes.
• Comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Undertake structural design and create AutoCAD GA and detail drawings.
• Develop material and workmanship specifications.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure design functionality.

Skills

Structural design

Collaboration with designers

Material specifications

Understanding of CDM Regulations

Adaptability and flexibility

Education

Civil/structural engineering degree

Tools

Robot software

Revit

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

Senior Structural Engineers required on a contract basis in Warrington.

Role Purpose:

• Undertake structural design for LSS1 as directed by the Lead Structural Engineer. This includes design of the portal frame, crane support steelwork, secondary steelwork, reinforced concrete raft, walls and slabs.
• Collaborate with structural designers to translate the design into a 3D model and produce 2D AutoCAD GA and detail drawings from the model as the design progresses through Preliminary and Detailed Design.
• Develop material and workmanship specifications for the structural elements as the design progresses into Detailed Design.
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines and the Construction team to ensure the overall Plant design is coordinated, meets functional requirements, and can be constructed safely and efficiently.
• Fulfil the Designer role under the CDM Regulations.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Have a civil/structural engineering degree and ideally be a Chartered Engineer.
• Experienced in structural steel and reinforced concrete design to Eurocodes, ideally including crane loading. Some experience of reinforcement detailed design and steelwork connection design would be an advantage. Able to undertake design independently, act as a checker and guide others such as graduates.
• Experienced in using structural analysis/design software – ideally Robot. Familiar with 3D models (Revit) and AutoCAD for 2D.
• Working knowledge of CDM.
• Ideally some nuclear experience, or experience in a similar industrial field.
• Adaptability and flexibility will be useful in the early stages of project restart as the team is small.
• Comfortable working in multi-disciplinary teams.

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand the importance of securing the right people. We actively recruit at all levels and consider this a superb opportunity for Senior Structural Engineers seeking new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with clients to ensure everyone is included.