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About The Role
The Senior Structural Engineer position in Cardiff offers a permanent, full-time contract with a salary between £40,000 and £60,000, plus hybrid working, 25 days of holiday, and healthcare. Joining an award-winning consultancy, you will handle building structures projects across education, healthcare, and local authority sectors, with individual schemes reaching £100m. Your duties include:
- Preparing detailed structural calculations
- Liaising with architects, contractors, and clients
- Resolving technical queries during design team meetings
This role suits a professional with solid experience in building structures who can build lasting client relationships. For a confidential discussion, contact Patrick Makeig-Jones at RGB Recruitment.
For a discreet conversation and further information, please contact Patrick Makeig-Jones at RGB Recruitment Ltd.
We are looking for an experienced structural engineer with building structures experience for an award-winning practice to work in their Cardiff office. This engineering consultancy typically punches well above its weight with the kind of projects it brings in and has expanded its operation significantly.
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Projects come from various sectors and range up to £100m, they include:
- Local schools
- Hospitals
- Healthcare facilities
- Local authorities
As a senior technician, you will have the following responsibilities:
- Producing detailed structural calculations
- Liaising with clients, contractors and Architects
- Building relationships with clients and handling queries
- Attending design team meetings
- Attending site visits
- Mentoring and assisting in the development of Graduate Engineers
A key factor for this role is someone who enjoys interactions with other staff and industry peers. Building and maintaining relationships is a key part of the company ethos.
My client has contemporary offices and a pleasant working environment with market leading facilities and a fun inclusive culture.
Essential Criteria For This Role
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- Degree educated, BEng/BSc minimum
- Chartered with ICE or IStructE, preferred but not essential
- Design experience across the sectors listed above
- Knowledge of Eurocodes
- Knowledge of BIM
- Working experience with all traditional materials
Benefits
- Hybrid working
- Starting Salary: £40,000 - £60,000
- Annual leave: 25 days + bank holidays increasing by 1 day each year to a total of 30 days
- Birthdays off if they fall in the week
- Private medical insurance for you and live in partner
- Discretionary profit share
- 5% Employer’s pension contribution
- Death in service cover
- Critical illness cover
- Professional institutions paid for
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-known regional business. This practice is a major player in their market and needs talented technicians to help grow their team further. RGB Recruitment treat all applications with complete discretion, all candidates will be fully briefed on the role and company before a CV is submitted.
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