Senior Structural Engineer- Design & Build / Steel

Think Recruitment re currently working with a fantastic design & build client are have an opportunity for a Senior Structural Engineer to join their team in Manchester.

Our client have a great reputation for delivering a variety if impressive and technically challenging projects in a variety of sectors such as industrial, logistics, education and commercial and are looking for a Senior Engineer to join them with excellent knowledge of structural steel and who has ideally worked within steel fabrication, to undertake design management, steel connection design and design and build.

Ideally Chartered or working towards Chartership with IStructE or ICE, on a day to day basis the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Leading the design on projects (including design work carried out by other internal designers), communicate with external engineering resources and interact with project teams.
• Representing the company at meetings with Main Contractors, Architects, Consulting Engineers or Clients directly.
• Producing designs for structures for both tender and live contacts including primary/secondary member designs together with connection details and temporary works requirements for the safe erection of the structure.
• Producing sketches and marked up drawings to communicate design intent, as well as detailed calculations to back up design proposals.
• Reviewing and assessing designs produced by other engineers (either internal or external), ensuring validity. This includes conformance with design codes, quality procedures, project requirements, fabrication and procurement constraints and engineering best practice.
• Providing competent design advice, in support of the Contracts, Estimating and Commercial departments. This includes structural advice and the relationship with other related disciplines (Architecture, Fire Engineering, Client-side Structural Engineers and Building Physics).
• Carrying out an active role in the commercial management of the business, in support of the Contracts/Commercial teams.

This is a great opportunity to join a specialist business who offer excellent progression and overall package, so for full details or for a confidential discussion about your next career move please call or apply today.