Associate Structural Engineer

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SLR has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Structural Engineer to join its busy Civil & Structural Engineering team at Principal or Associate grade. The successful applicant will be based in either our Glasgow or Edinburgh office and be key figure supporting our established civil & structural engineering team, and will act as lead designer and or Project Director on a number of projects across the built environment , power, industry and infrastructure Sectors.

SLR’s Engineering Team Boasts a Wealth Of Expertise Across The European Region (and Wider Global Business) Within Diverse Sectors Including Water, Mining, Waste, Power, Infrastructure, And The Built Environment. The Team Provides Clients With Expertise At All Project Stages, Including

• Planning
• Feasibility
• Outline and detailed designs
• Liaison with statutory bodies
• Overall Project and Programme Management
• Development and Preparation of Technical Specifications
• Preparation of Tender Packages and Tender Evaluation
• Commercial support throughout the lifecycle of a project

SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 4000 staff across 6 regions – including over 1700 staff across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including a company pension and healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression.

Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, SLR offer agile working which allows staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.

If successful, you will provide a leadership role within the team to deliver projects and assist with business development. You will act as a project manager, lead designer, write proposals and manage clients and the interface with clients. You will lead on projects and will be expected to mentor and coach other engineers within the team and support the sector and client leads across the business.

We anticipate that you would be chartered or near chartered. We have active training schemes for both ICE and IStruct

E Chartership routes.

Within SLR, as a multidisciplinary consultancy with a "one team" culture at its core, you will have the opportunity to work closely with other disciplines across the business including the Advisory, Environmental Management and Compliance, Land and Water and Environmental Specialist Services Groups. You will have the opportunity to work within an experienced team and be involved in a series of exciting challenges with one of the leading environmental and engineering consultancies in the UK.

You will have the opportunity to work and travel across Europe and internationally.

In order to be successful, we envisage that you would be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of leading and managing teams of professional engineering and operational staff in a project or consultancy environment.
• Able to demonstrate strong commercial skills including proposal and tender writing experience, able to develop new offerings with our existing client base and seek out and develop new business.
• A solid track record managing and delivering design projects, working in the UK on structural engineering projects.
• Strong Structural Engineering Knowledge in key materials such as timber, steel, concrete, masonry, with a focus on timber and steel preferable.
• Able to demonstrate project management, organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrable knowledge of UK engineering guidance including British Standards and Eurocodes.
• Site Inspection/structural assessment and reporting experience
• Knowledge of Ground Investigation and understanding of soil mechanics
• Proficiency in Structural design software in particular Tekla…