Salary

Up to £56,000 (depending on experience)

Overview

Senior Engineers make up the body of the engineering department and are responsible for carrying out the day-to-day developments of the design through the design process.

The Senior Engineer is fundamentally a hands-on analysis and design-based role within the Civil and Structural department that generally includes interfacing with other engineering disciplines in the project design team.

The Senior Engineer also has a shared managerial responsibility in respect of Graduates, Apprentices and/or Designers in the team as and when required to do so.

Key Accountabilities

• Preparation of design documentation throughout the design process, such as technical specifications, risk assessments, method statements, technical files and other documentation required by safety legislation and procedures.
• Preparation and review of optioneering studies.
• Development of designs to satisfy technical specifications.
• Prepare supporting design calculations to substantiate design.
• Checking bespoke design calculations.
• Basis of Design documentation, substantiation reports and hands-on design analysis.
• Contribution to design reviews.
• Preparation of technical specifications.
• Preparation of risk assessments, technical files and other technical documentation required by safety legislation and procedures.

Duties and Requirements

• Strong understanding of the fundamentals of structural engineering discipline, including safety legislation and statutory regulations.
• Design experience in Reinforced Concrete and Structural Steel.
• Bridge Design experience to Eurocode standards.
• Experience and ability in the analysis of structural frames and members using proprietary software packages (e.g. STAAD, Autodesk ROBOT).
• Demonstrable competence gained in a design delivery position
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• A strong team player, with good organisational and interpersonal skills.
• A recognised Engineering Certificate such as HNC / HND / Degree.
• Nuclear experience or experience from within a highly regulated industry.
• Experience of supervision/mentoring.