Structural Engineer

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Location/s: Belfast, UK

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

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About thebusinessunit
The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott Mac Donald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors;
Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

Overview of the role
Our Structures Team in the Belfast office work on a wide variety of projects in the Built Environment Sector including the Casement Park Stadium, Strule Shared Education campus, H&W Regeneration of Shipbuilding Operations and Belfast International Airport Terminal Extension and many others. The Belfast office is 1 of 3 principal offices on the island, and structural engineering resources are shared across the Belfast, Dublin and Cork offices, and other offices in the UK, particularly those in Scotland and the North of England.

The team in Belfast also collaborate with other offices on projects in sectors including Transport, Water, Energy and Advisory.

As a Structural Engineer you will help to deliver a range of projects including those in the education, transport, industrial and health sectors.

Reporting to a Senior or Principal Engineer and working as part of the design team you will contribute to the following project inputs:

• Designing building structures using Eurocodes and a range of materials including concrete, steel, masonry, and timber
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams in the preparation of design solutions
• Preparation of structural sketches, reports and specifications
• Coordinating the structural design with other disciplines, with the use of BIM tools
• Representing Mott Mac Donald at design and site team meetings
• Preparation of tender documentation
• Undertaking site inspections and preparing the associated site reports

Candidate specification
This role needs someone who is passionate about their work and who can use their experience as an engineer to deliver solutions that meet our clients’ requirements and in return we will provide excellent opportunities for career progression.

• BEng or MEng in structural or civil engineering
• Experience working as a structural design engineer on multi-disciplinary building projects
• Experience/Familiarity in the use of Eurocodes
• Experience in the use of structural design software packages
• Computer literate, MS Word and Excel
• The ability to communicate effectively and professionally
• Aware of a range of BIM tools and appreciates the relative advantages/disadvantages
• An understanding of contractual issues and risks relating to delivery of projects
• Ability to communicate…