Principal Structural Engineer

Job Title: Associate / Principal Structural Engineer

Salary: Market-leading salary, plus car allowance and tax-free bonus potential

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Employee ownership, 5% employer pension contribution, private healthcare support and 25+ days' holiday

Are you an experienced Structural Engineer looking for a genuine route into senior management or Director level?

We are recruiting for an established, employee-owned civil and structural engineering consultancy with a growing project portfolio across the public and commercial sectors. Due to continued expansion, the business is seeking an Associate or Principal Structural Engineer to join its Leeds office.

This is a senior and influential position offering responsibility for delivering major building structures projects, managing client relationships and developing the engineers and technicians around you. You will join a progressive consultancy where your contribution will directly influence the business - where equity ownership opportunities allow employees to share in its future success.

You will lead the structural delivery of building projects from initial concept through to completion, acting as a principal point of contact for clients and coordinating with internal infrastructure and geo-environmental teams.

• Leading building structures projects with construction values of up to £75 million
• Producing and reviewing structural designs across steel, concrete, masonry and timber
• Undertaking 3D modelling and structural analysis for a range of building forms
• Providing advanced design input for superstructures, substructures and foundations
• Preparing calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, feasibility studies and technical appraisals
• Managing project programmes, resources, commercial performance and technical delivery
• Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and maintaining strong client relationships
• Overseeing and developing graduates, engineers and technicians
• Carrying out site inspections, surveys and technical assessments
• Resolving complex engineering and construction challenges
• Supporting fee proposals, networking activities and wider business development
• Representing and promoting the consultancy to clients and industry contacts
• Travelling to project sites throughout the UK when required

To be considered, you should have:

• At least 10 years' relevant structural engineering experience
• Chartered or Incorporated status with the IStructE or ICE, or be approaching professional qualification
• A strong track record delivering building structures projects through the construction lifecycle
• Advanced structural design capabilities across a range of materials
• Experience managing projects from inception through to completion
• The ability to lead teams, coordinate workloads and mentor developing engineers
• Strong knowledge of current construction methods, ground investigations and ground-improvement techniques
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy
• Excellent technical communication, presentation and sketching skills
• The confidence to manage clients and act as the primary contact on projects
• A commercial mindset and willingness to contribute to business development
• A full UK driving licence

• TEDDS
• Master Series
• Fast Track Portal Frame
• CADS Wall Panel
• P-Frame
• Master Series Retaining Wall

• Company vehicle or car allowance, depending on level
• Employee share ownership opportunities
• Potential tax-free bonus, subject to business performance
• Clear progression towards senior management or Director level
• Flexible start and finish times around core office hours
• Minimum 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Option to sell back unused holiday
• Fully funded support for professional qualifications
• Payment of one professional institution subscription
• Employee counselling and wellbeing support
• Monthly staff lunches and regular team social events
• Modern Leeds office close to the motorway network
• Free onsite parking

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious senior Structural Engineer who wants to lead significant projects, develop a team and build a long-term career within an employee-owned consultancy.