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Senior Structural Engineer (Design)

  • Location: Middlesbrough
  • Salary: A competitive package discussed on application with NRL
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted almost 3 years ago

  • Sector: Infrastructure
  • Contact: Relyn Winter
  • Contact Email: Relyn.Winter@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 0191 415 3300
  • Start Date: 05 July 2021
  • Expiry Date: 26 June 2021
  • Job Ref: 1036117
About the company 

A multi-national organisation that provides management and consultancy services to the Built Environment, typically working on large multi-disciplinary capital national infrastructure projects, specialising in the energy and power sectors.
Project timescales vary from six months to six years, and values upwards of £500k.
Due to expansion, they are seeking an experienced Senior Engineer to join their team in the North East.

About the Role: 
  • Managing the commercial delivery of project elements with a total / combined annual fee income of at least £50k per annum to time and budget including monthly financial reviews of WIP, forecasting and invoicing
  • Undertaking the delivery of technical design elements with limited guidance and supervision for a range of projects of varying scale including the preparation, checking and submission of a range of client deliverables
  • Organising design reviews at key project stages, sharing knowledge learnt during the delivery of projects to improve discipline efficiency and productivity
  • Developing and reviewing specifications, e.g. materials and workmanship specifications, project briefs, method statements
  • Managing through the programming and control of appropriate resources in the delivery of a range of projects of varying scale, ensuring that any issues with potential to impact on programme and/or scope are identified and communicated internally
  • Mentoring at least one Graduate Engineer or Technician
  • Developing drawing and sketching skills to be able to produce drawings to illustrate concept appraisals, feasibility studies and final design details.
  • Conceiving approximate scheme solutions to assess the viability of alternative materials and forms of construction.
  • Solving structural engineering problems using a variety of suitable methods of analysis and media, including traditional methods, using hand calculations, and computer analysis using proprietary software, understanding the limitations of such techniques.
The structural design software packages that are used include:
  • Tekla suite – Tekla Structural Designer, etc.
  • S-Frame.
  • S-Steel and S-Concrete.
  • SAP2000.
  • ETABS.
  • Robot.
  • TEDDS.
  • Hilti-Profis.
  • RCC Spreadsheets.
  • Other bespoke structural software developed in-house (including embodied carbon calculators).
  • All of this links into Autodesk REVIT Structure, which is the company’s default BIM package.
About the candidate:

Candidates with experience working in infrastructure, oil & gas, power & offshore wind project is an advantage.
  • Will have preferably achieved ‘Chartered Engineer’ status, or as a minimum, will have all required attributes signed off and will be in the final preparations for ‘Chartered’ Review with a recognised professional Institution
  • If progressed through the ‘Apprentice route’ will have achieved ‘Incorporated Engineer’ status, or, as a minimum will be ‘EngTech’ qualified with a recognised Institution
Will be able to demonstrate knowledge/experience of:
  • Management, having developed leadership skills
  • The role of hazard and risk assessments in avoiding or mitigating the potential risks posed by both construction materials and construction activities to site personnel, building users and the general public
  • Communicating effectively and being able to prepare/deliver presentations, project precis, design concepts, reports etc
  • Conceiving approximate scheme solutions to assess the viability of alternative materials and forms of construction.
  • Solving structural engineering problems using a variety of suitable methods of analysis and media, including both traditional methods, using hand calculations, and computer analysis using proprietary software. Demonstrating an understanding of the limitations of such techniques
  • Using appropriate standards/Codes of Practice, specifications, internal publications, technical agency publications, bulletins, reports, commercial and relevant publications from other professional institutions, etc., and applying the requirements or recommendations of these documents on their projects..
  • Understanding the properties and behaviour of the primary construction materials, i.e. steel, concrete, masonry and timber, such that they can determine the advantages and disadvantages of the use of these materials and should understand the principles of material selection
  • Relevant environmental and sustainability objectives, issues and legislation, and their influence on the design process and solutions adopted.
  • Construction techniques, construction plant and machinery, temporary support systems, material testing procedures, construction programmes, construction sequencing, etc, ideally gained through a period of site experience on one or more construction projects.
What’s in it for you:  
  • Competitive salary
  • 25 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • Pension schemes
  • Life assurance
  • Personal accident cover
  • Professional subscriptions
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Company treats scheme - this includes family days out, and much more