With a varied work-stream, covering a wide range of disciplines in property and construction, as a Senior Structural Engineer you will have the opportunity to practice in many fields of structural engineering across many varied construction sectors, playing a pivotal role in the development of the built environment.

You will be responsible for providing a wide range of structural engineering services. You will be expected to work independently under the direction and support of the senior management team and will be given full opportunity to further develop managerial skills with ample opportunity for supported career development.

What you need to do to be effective in this role

• Represent Ridge in an ‘external facing' role, managing projects from inception to completion ensuring that deliverables are issued in accordance with the project programme, to the required quality standard and within budget and time allocation.
• Report on financial performance of projects and resourcing requirements to the senior management team and assist in the management of team resources required to implement the commercial and business direction of the team.
• Act as lead or sole designer as appropriate to the size and complexity of the project, responsible for outline scheme through to detailed design and production of technical deliverables.
• Carry out structural analysis and design in accordance with Eurocode suite of design codes, ensuring designs are economic, sustainable, efficient and buildable.
• Oversee the production of detailed design drawings.
• Undertake checking of calculation packages, drawings, specifications, reports, and other project deliverables, ensuring that our QA procedures are complied with.
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers, technicians, and apprentices within the team, playing an active role in their future development.
• Undertake surveys / inspections and produce high quality technical reports on findings, with appropriate recommendations, presenting these to the client where needed.
• Undertake existing building assessments, often including scoping intrusive investigations on site.
• Undertake site visits during construction to resolve site queries, monitor progress and provide advice to contractors.