Structural Engineer
8 days ago
Chessington
Job Title: Structural Engineer Location: In person, Chessington, KT9 1BD Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum (based upon 5-day 37.5-hour week) depending on experience. Job Type: Permanent, Full time About us: We are a multi-disciplinary firm of Consulting Civil and Structural Engineers and Building Surveyors, established in 1990. We specialise in forensic investigations, forensic engineering, and disaster recovery, and our project sites takes us into Central London and into the Home Counties. Our Client base ranges across varying sectors including; public sector, residential, commercial, and education. Responsibilities and Duties: As a Structural Engineer, you will assist the structural engineering team with the design and management of key projects. Your key responsibilities will include but may not be limited to; • Providing engineering services to time and budget, • Defects analysis of existing buildings and associated report writing, • Inspection and assessment of damaged structures and the preparation of repair schedules and specifications, • Development of structural schemes for new build developments, • Undertaking elemental design calculations, • Preparing reinforcement detail drawings, bending schedules, and structural steel details, • Preparation of contract documents for structural repair projects and acting as Contract Administrator, • Carrying out general administration and issuing of drawings, • On-site survey work, • Inspections of contractors' work on-site, • Assisting in the provision of and/or providing fee proposals, • Dealing with technical queries and providing assistance to junior members of staff, • Providing a checking service within the engineering team and across teams, • Reviewing other engineers' work for Licenses, • Developing and maintaining an awareness of the liability the Company attracts when Design Disclosure Documents are issued, and decisions made, • Adopting a helpful and courteous manner when dealing with all outside parties including clients, contractors, statutory bodies, and members of the public Relevant Education & Experience Required: Essential: • A degree in Structural Engineering from a university recognised by the IStructE, • MEng or BEng or BSc university qualification - minimum 2:1, • Minimum 5 years full time employed working experience Training and experience: • Have experience in design and supervision/inspection of structural works on site including:, • Reinforced concrete, • Structural steelwork, • Structural Masonry, • Structural Timber, • Foundations, • Have experience in the inspection of buildings suffering from structural distress and be able to identify the cause and extent of damage including:, • Subsidence, • Roof spread, • Fire damage, • Deleterious material failure, • Explosion, • Overloading, • Experience of managing small and medium sized projects up to £5m, • Have a working knowledge of building defects, what can cause them and what measures should be taken to repair such damages (in-house assistance is also provided), • Possess strong technical knowledge and the ability to apply effectively in practice, • Show evidence of effective and clear report writing skills and the confidence to make recommendations for further action such as any necessary further investigations and/or scope of repairs and remediation, • Be able to draw detailed clear and tidy hand sketches for the purposes of identifying current and proposed construction. Sketches to be annotated with clear and legible handwriting, • Demonstrable experience in producing specifications in adherence with current guidelines, • Be able to produce clear annotated calculations in support of their design sufficient for building regulation submissions and for relaying information to draftsmen for production of drawings, • Be able to produce clear annotated drawings on AutoCAD, • Be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook etc., • Progression, • 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays. (Increases to 25 days upon completion of probation period), • Birthday day off. (Upon completion of probation period), • Company pension. (Upon completion of probation period), • Sick pay, • Bereavement leave, • Professional Subscriptions, • Cycle to work scheme, • Travel expenses, • Free on-site parking, • Transport links Candidates with experience of; Consulting Engineer, Civil Engineer, Senior Structural Engineer, Building Design Engineer, may also be considered for this role.
