Senior Structural Engineer

Overview

Ingleton Wood is a value-led, people focused practice providing clients with inspirational and practical design solutions; we exist to improve the communities in which we all live and work. Founded in 1935, we are a multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy offering services across commercial, education, defence, residential and other sectors. We develop long term client relationships and provide integrated design and technical expertise. We have a nationwide presence with offices across the UK and plan to open further sites to develop our national service.

Life At Ingleton Wood is busy but great fun. We work hard and we play hard, with a strong emphasis on collaborative teams both professionally and socially. We aim to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment through our expertise and shared values: we are progressive, we collaborate, we support, and we take ownership. For a real time view of our activities, check our social channels.

You can expect opportunities for flexible and remote working, holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long service recognition and festive shutdown, personal and professional growth in a supportive environment (including in-house coaching and mentoring), competitive salaries with regular reviews, a real living wage employer, a competitive Company Pension Scheme, a health cash plan, professional membership support, family policies, team building events, cycle to work, on-site parking (excluding London), season ticket loan, death in service benefit, early finish incentives when targets are hit, and additional leave for volunteering (up to 2 days). There are also health & mental wellness programs, and an employee referral scheme.

The Role

We are currently recruiting a Senior Structural Engineer to join our Nottingham office. The role involves providing professional structural engineering services to the Practice and its clients, with a focus on defence, secure infrastructure and aviation industries. The candidate should be experienced in coordinating a multidisciplinary design team, delivering technical design solutions in a process-driven environment, and preparing technical packages from conception through to completion.

Please note: successful applicants will need to have active UK SC Clearance or the ability to gain UK SC clearance. Further information can be found at the GOV.UK National security vetting page.

Responsibilities

• Work with the team leader to maintain a fee income target for the structural engineering team in Nottingham.
• Assist in promoting the Practice's structural engineering services.
• Design practical structural solutions and interpret architectural concepts in a practical and economical manner.
• Design and assist with supervising projects, establish client briefs, technical requirements, scope of works, cost plans and deliverables (reports, specifications and drawings).
• Define level of service and design duties for each project, aligned with the fee.
• Monitor engineering/CAD/Revit resource requirements for each project under your control.
• Carry out concept design to detailed design, tender and contract, and on-site supervision through to completion, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Coordinate with the design team to produce coordinated designs that are technically compliant and of consistent quality; participate in design reviews.
• Monitor and control project progress, design variations and project budgets where applicable.
• Maintain excellent client and design team relationships to achieve high levels of satisfaction and repeat business.
• Undertake structural surveys and produce reports as required.
• Contribute to fee quotations to assist in bidding for work as requested.
• Promote BIM and 3D design/drawings to comply with the Practice's BIM strategy and services.
• Act as Senior Structural Engineer on projects, attending site for Pre-Start and Project Meetings.
• Understand and clearly define clients' expectations, provide progress updates and communicate technical and financial implications.
• Support the development of junior team members through training and development.
• Design within a framework of client policy, process and regulations with attention to detail.

Essential skills, experience, and attributes

• Relevant MEng or BEng degree
• Working towards Chartership with IStructE or ICE
• Solid knowledge of building construction, Building Regulations and related legislation
• Experience on projects with contract values from £250k to £10m
• Excellent communication, problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills

How to apply and more information

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best. If your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, please apply anyway-you may be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.

To discover more about life at Ingleton Wood, please visit our website: Ingleton Wood