AtkinsRéalis
Senior Structural Engineer
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Job Description
Overview
Are you a Senior Structural Engineer looking for your next challenge? Due to our expanding workload, we are looking for an ambitious Engineer to join our award-winning Building Structures Team in Cardiff.
The role will involve delivering our diverse project portfolio within the Buildings & Places practice across the UK, with the opportunity to work on a variety of local projects in the South-West and Wales area. There might also be opportunities to support projects abroad during your employment. As part of our team, you will be responsible for the managing and delivery of projects and designs for our varied client base. We place innovation, sustainability, ethics, and safety at the basis of all our work.
AtkinsRéalis Buildings & Places supplies engineering services across a wide range of projects relating to buildings and infrastructure across sectors including Education, Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Defence, Energy, and Transportation. You will have the opportunity to work with major clients on stimulating and high-profile projects that will draw on and develop your skillset and career.
Your role
As a Senior Structural Engineer, you will be required to carry out the following responsibilities:
- Deliver multiple projects or parts of larger projects to completion, within budget and to program.
- Ensure the provision of efficient high-quality structural engineering design.
- Use your technical skills and knowledge on a wide range of building structures and apply them to various circumstances.
- Be aware of and work in compliance with BIM standards, Digital Plan of Work, and the project BIM Execution plan.
- Be the first point of contact for clients, contractors, design team, and third parties.
- Offer support and guidance to more junior members of the team, mentoring them where possible.
- Effectively manage your own time, which may be necessary if allocated to more than one project.
- Effectively manage a small project team, reporting to the team leader.
- Build client relationships and help identify business opportunities.
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This role may require security clearance, and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at the interview.
About you
The role requires you to have the following qualities:
- Working towards becoming a Chartered Engineer, MIStructE, or MICE.
- Experience in successfully leading the structural engineering delivery of small/medium projects, including the management of small, focused project teams to deliver to agreed deadlines and budgets.
- Experience in the design of common structural materials and a good understanding of current design standards and working practices.
- Experience in the use of structural analysis design software (Tekla Structural Designer and/or Robot Structural Analysis is desirable).
- Proven experience in developing projects from concept to construction stage.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills that can support our client relationships.
- Ability to make decisions, act on your own initiative, and operate in a proactive way.
Rewards & benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards, and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers, and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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Additional information
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance, and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at the interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role, please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive, and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.
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