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About The Role
The Role
Gateley Smithers Purslow are looking to recruit a full-time Graduate Structural Engineer to join our growing team in Glaston. This is a busy and varied role providing support to the Engineering Line Manager. The Graduate Structural Engineer will be responsible for handling projects within their own level of authority.
This position provides a perfect opportunity for the successful candidate to show their ambition, drive, and passion for customer service, as well as delivering our values. A professional manner and good interpersonal communication skills are essential.
You will be responsible for the following:
- Preparation of reports, calculations, design, and preparation of drawings
- Providing technical advice to clients
- Obtaining planning and/or building regulations approval
- Monitoring and inspecting work undertaken by contractors
- Liaising with other professionals such as architects
- Maintaining client relationships by providing excellent customer service and managing expectations
- Administering contracts and managing projects
- Inspection and surveys of client properties and sites
- Ensuring that all projects comply with legal requirements including CDM2015, Party wall, Listed buildings
- Assessment of sustainability and environmental impact of projects
- At all times to comply with the requirements of the Company's administrative, personnel procedures, and Health & Safety regulations
The Team
Gateley Smithers Purslow is a multi-disciplinary independent private practice established in 1978, who specialize in civil and structural engineering, building surveying, cost consultancy, architecture and planning, insurance claims, and heritage conservation.
The company includes highly skilled professionals such as Chartered Building Surveyors, Chartered Structural Engineers, and Architects, who operate across the UK within the insurance market.
The firm is committed to providing practical and workable solutions for building and infrastructure projects, serving a diverse range of clients in both the public and private sectors.
Gateley Smithers Purslow hold an LR ISO 9001 certified Quality Managed System and have achieved Investors in People Platinum status, to prove their commitment to creating a people-focused culture.
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The Person
Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following attributes:
- Must hold a BSc (Hons) and/or MSc (Hons) GMIstructE or GMICE as either IStructE or ICE
- Experience and working knowledge of consulting engineering, surveying, architectural & planning practices and procedures supported by an awareness of the latest statutory requirements, technical publications, and guidelines
- Experience in working to deadlines and within budgets
- Sound mathematical, scientific, and IT skills
- The ability to think methodically to problem-solve and manage projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Must hold a valid UK Driver's Licence
About Us
The Benefits
With support, coaching, and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around, our great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitment and loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive an annual bonus.
In addition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities via our Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flex comprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and the benefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, season ticket loan, and many more benefits (grade dependent). Finally, with Perks At Work/Home, you can select a host of retail benefits that suit your needs alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitness to coding to languages to hip hop dance.
We Are Gateley
We are forward-thinking and straight-talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face. Gateley is a legal and professional services group; we are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law and business. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the right answers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be. We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not just about the expertise that you bring; it's about attitude too.
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The 'Gateley Story' is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has got us to where we are today as a successful business and it's the driving force behind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have a set of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is and this includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do, and Working Together. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team that have gone above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They are recognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Well Being
Diversity, inclusion, and well-being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values. We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.
We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies.
We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
Additional Information
If you are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company, a variety of pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks can include but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability, and references from previous employers. The screening that takes place will be relevant to your role and will vary from role to role.
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