Senior Structural Design Engineer
Westray Recruitment Consultants Ltd
- Permanent role
- Northamptonshire location
- Remuneration: Circa £45k
- Monday to Friday – 9am – 5:30pm
- Holiday entitlement: 23 days per annum (plus usual public holidays). After 3 years’ service, an additional day’s holiday for each year of service up to a maximum of 25 days
- Membership of the Company’s pension scheme – 5% contribution
- Group life assurance
Westray Recruitment Group is seeking to recruit a Senior Structural Engineer for our client based in Northamptonshire.
The Company’s principal focus is the design, manufacture and operation of specialist equipment and temporary works for the construction of bridges, buildings, offshore structures, refineries, power stations and industrial plants.
Working within a team of engineers and CAD technicians, carrying out conceptual and detailed design of permanent and temporary structures and equipment, particularly related to construction engineering of bridges, tower systems and complex structures. Attendance on site when required to assist in heavy lifting and moving operations.
THE ROLE
- Conceptual and detailed design of permanent and temporary structures, particularly in steel.
- Erection engineering including preparation of method statements
- Design and specification of specialist equipment, particularly related to heavy lifting and moving projects
- Static analyses of structures using structural analysis (FEA) computer programs
- Preparation of detailed calculations using Excel (preferred) or by hand
- Preparation of sketches and drawings using AutoCAD or by hand
Liaison with CAD team - Development of standard spreadsheet solutions suitable for use with Excel
- Assist in the management of the design office and lead other members of the team
- Attendance on site when required to assist in heavy lifting and moving operations
- Chartered engineer, or in final stages of achieving chartered status (MICE or MIStructE)
- 5 to 8 years post graduate experience
- Experience in analysis and design of structures, particularly in steel
- Experience in the use of finite element analysis computer programs
- Good general IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, E-mail systems)
- Experience in the use of computer drafting programs (AutoCAD)
- Good presentation and communications skills
- Relevant site experience
- Good working knowledge of Eurocodes, particularly EC3
- Experience in design of temporary works, particularly related to heavy lifting and moving projects
- Experience in the design of hydraulic equipment
Please send your updated CV to Harry Mann or apply direct by calling Westray Recruitment Group
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