Alexander Associates Technical Recruitment
Senior Civil Structural Engineer
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Senior Structural Design Engineer
Location: Grangemouth, Scotland
Contract: Long-term Contract | Outside IR35
Working Pattern: Flexible Hybrid Working
Our client is a leading engineering contractor delivering major infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects across the UK water sector. Due to continued success and a strong pipeline of AMP8 work, they are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Structural Design Engineer on a long-term Outside IR35 contract to support the delivery of a wide range of projects from their Grangemouth office.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business working on high-profile schemes that play a key role in improving and maintaining critical water and wastewater infrastructure.
The Role
As a Senior Structural Design Engineer, you will play a key role in the delivery of structural design solutions across a diverse portfolio of water and wastewater projects. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will be responsible for producing and reviewing structural designs from concept through to detailed design, ensuring technical excellence, programme delivery and compliance with client standards.
The successful candidate will ideally have experience delivering both water infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, with the ability to work across a variety of reinforced concrete, steel and civil structures commonly found within water treatment and wastewater treatment environments.
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Responsibilities
- Deliver structural designs across water and wastewater projects from concept through to detailed design.
- Produce and review calculations, reports, specifications and design documentation.
- Design reinforced concrete, steel and masonry structures in accordance with relevant design standards.
- Coordinate with civil, mechanical, electrical and process engineering disciplines to deliver integrated design solutions.
- Undertake structural assessments and provide practical engineering solutions for existing assets.
- Attend design reviews and collaborate with clients and project stakeholders.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers where required.
- Ensure designs are compliant with industry standards, health and safety legislation and client specifications.
- Support the successful delivery of projects within programme and budget constraints.
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering.
- Proven experience as a Structural Design Engineer within the UK water sector.
- Strong knowledge of structural design for both infrastructure and non-infrastructure water projects.
- Experience designing reinforced concrete and steel structures.
- Good understanding of Eurocodes and relevant British Standards.
- Experience using structural analysis and design software.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary design teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Chartered status or working towards chartership would be advantageous.
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What's on Offer
- Long-term Outside IR35 contract.
- Flexible hybrid working based from Grangemouth.
- Opportunity to work on a major AMP8 programme with a leading UK water contractor.
- Diverse project portfolio spanning both infrastructure and non-infrastructure schemes.
- Competitive day rate.
- Opportunity to contribute to some of Scotland's most significant water infrastructure projects.
If you're an experienced Senior Structural Design Engineer looking for your next long-term contract within the UK water sector, we'd be keen to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential discussion.
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