Senior Design Engineer - Structural Steel

Location: Wakefield
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Employment: Full-time, permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Sector: Structural Steel / Structural Engineering

Are you an experienced Structural Design Engineer looking for your next opportunity within a well-established structural steel business?

This is a chance to join an experienced engineering team working on a wide range of structural steel projects, from straightforward building frames through to complex and technically demanding structures across the UK and Europe.

The Role

As a Senior Design Engineer, you'll be responsible for designing, analysing and delivering safe, efficient and buildable structural engineering solutions.

You'll work closely with clients, engineers, project teams and other professionals, taking projects from initial design through to detailed calculations and technical delivery.

The role will involve applying your structural engineering knowledge to ensure projects meet the required technical, safety, regulatory and commercial standards, while being practical to manufacture and construct.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and analyse structural steel solutions for a range of projects.
• Produce accurate and robust structural calculations.
• Apply loadings and calculate stresses and load paths through structural elements.
• Develop practical and cost-effective design solutions.
• Work from construction plans, drawings and specifications.
• Liaise with clients, colleagues and other professional teams throughout projects.
• Develop design solutions using current structural engineering software.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant standards, regulations and health and safety requirements.
• Consider buildability, fabrication and construction requirements throughout the design process.
• Prepare technical information and support tender and bid submissions.
• Provide progress updates and reports to clients and senior management.
• Maintain high standards of quality in accordance with company procedures.
• Keep up to date with industry developments, technical standards and best practice.
• Work collaboratively with the wider engineering, project and fabrication teams.

About You

We're looking for a Senior Structural Design Engineer with strong technical knowledge and experience working within the structural engineering sector.

You'll ideally have:

• Extensive experience working in a structural design engineering role.
• Strong understanding of structural mechanics and engineering principles.
• Excellent structural calculation and analysis skills.
• Experience designing within the structural steel sector.
• Strong understanding of loadings, stresses and structural load paths.
• The ability to develop practical, efficient and buildable solutions.
• Good understanding of relevant structural engineering standards and regulations.
• Strong communication skills when working with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• The ability to manage your own workload and deliver work to agreed deadlines.

Software Experience

Experience with structural engineering software such as:

• Tekla Structural Designer
• Fastrak Building Designer
• Fastrak Portal Frame
• STAAD.Pro
• Masterframe / Masterseries
• Masterseries Connections

Experience in structural connection design would also be advantageous.

Why Consider the Role?

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Full-time, permanent position.
• 37.5-hour working week.
• Opportunity to work on a wide variety of structural steel projects.
• Projects ranging from standard building frames through to complex structures.
• Work within an established structural steel business with decades of industry experience.
• Opportunity to work closely with engineering, fabrication and construction teams.
• Company pension.
• Sick pay scheme.
• Health plan.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Share Save scheme.
• Option to purchase additional holidays.
• Ongoing professional and technical development opportunities.

If you're an experienced Structural Design Engineer with strong structural steel knowledge and you're looking for a senior position where your engineering expertise can have a direct impact on technically challenging projects, we'd be interested in speaking with you.