Senior Structural Engineer

Senior Structural Engineer / Chartered Structural Engineer (CEng)

Location: Leeds

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Working arrangement: Hybrid and flexible working

Ready to take the next step in your structural engineering career?

Are you an ambitious Senior Structural Engineer looking for a role where you can take ownership of exciting projects, influence engineering solutions and help shape the next generation of talent?

Perhaps you're already Chartered, or you're working towards CEng status and looking for an opportunity that will support your professional ambitions.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established, award-winning engineering consultancy in Leeds, where technical excellence, collaboration and professional development are genuinely valued.

You'll become part of an associate-led team, working on a varied portfolio of new-build and refurbishment projects. Combining hands-on structural design with project leadership, client engagement and mentoring responsibilities, you'll enjoy the opportunity to make a real contribution to both project success and the wider business.

This is more than a design role. It's an opportunity to take ownership, develop your leadership skills and build a rewarding long-term career.

The opportunity

• You'll play a key role in leading and delivering structural engineering projects from initial feasibility through to detailed design and construction.
• Working closely with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary design teams, you'll provide practical, innovative and commercially aware engineering solutions. You'll also have the opportunity to mentor graduate and intermediate engineers, share your technical knowledge and contribute to the continued growth of the team.
• Your responsibilities will include:
• Leading and coordinating structural engineering projects, ensuring high-quality technical delivery, programme and budget control.
• Undertaking and reviewing structural designs across steel, reinforced concrete, masonry and timber.
• Preparing and reviewing calculations, technical reports, specifications, sketches and construction information.
• Managing feasibility studies, structural surveys, site investigations and technical assessments.
• Building strong relationships with clients and wider project stakeholders, acting as a trusted technical point of contact.
• Supporting, mentoring and developing graduate and intermediate engineers, helping them build their technical capabilities and confidence.
• Managing project resources, financial performance, subcontractors and external consultants.
• Attending design and site meetings, undertaking inspections and providing practical engineering advice.
• Contributing to bids, fee proposals, business development and the continued success of the consultancy.
• Coordinating project information and deliverables, including Task Information Delivery Plans (TIDPs), in accordance with ISO 19650 requirements.
• Identifying and managing technical, design and information-related risks, while promoting best practice and continuous improvement.

What we're looking for

We're keen to hear from technically strong and motivated structural engineers who enjoy taking responsibility, working collaboratively and delivering well-considered engineering solutions.

You'll ideally bring:

• Proven experience in a UK structural engineering consultancy environment.
• An HNC/HND or degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
• Strong technical design experience across steel, reinforced concrete, timber and masonry structures.
• A good working knowledge of British Standards and Eurocodes.
• Experience delivering both new-build and refurbishment projects.
• Confidence using structural design software and understanding its capabilities and limitations.
• Strong technical detailing skills and a practical understanding of construction methods and buildability.
• Experience managing projects, budgets, programmes and client relationships.
• The ability to supervise, delegate to and mentor junior engineers.
• Good knowledge of CDM Regulations and designer responsibilities.
• Experience producing technical reports, specifications, feasibility studies and design documentation.
• An understanding of ISO 19650 and project information management processes.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and commercially aware approach.

Additional experience that would be advantageous:

• Chartered Engineer status (CEng), or actively working towards Chartership.
• Professional membership of ICE or IStructE.
• Working knowledge of SCIA and Tekla Building Designer.

Why join?

You'll be joining a consultancy that recognises its people are central to its success.

With an established reputation and a supportive, inclusive culture, the business offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals, take ownership of meaningful projects and continue developing your career.

Your next career move?

If you're an experienced Structural Engineer ready for greater responsibility, enjoy combining technical delivery with project leadership and want to work for a consultancy that invests in its people, we'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're already Chartered or looking to achieve CEng status, this could be the ideal opportunity to take your career forward.

Apply today for a confidential discussion and find out more about this exciting opportunity in Leeds.