Senior Structural Engineer

About the role

Waterman Group is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our Structures team, working on a diverse portfolio of building structures projects across the residential, commercial, mixed-use, retail, education and industrial sectors
.

This role is ideal for an experienced engineer (typically 5–10 years’ experience
) who is nearing chartership or recently chartered and is looking to take the next step in their career within a collaborative, multidisciplinary consultancy.

• Lead and deliver structural designs for building projects from concept through to detailed design and construction stages.
• Carry out structural analysis and design of steel, reinforced concrete, masonry, and timber structures.
• Prepare and review calculations, technical reports, and specifications in accordance with relevant British Standards, Eurocodes, and industry best practice.
• Coordinate designs with architects, building services engineers, and other disciplines within the wider Waterman Group.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and technicians.
• Respond to site queries and support projects through construction.
• Attend design team, client, and site meetings as required.
• Contribute to quality assurance, technical reviews, and internal design checks.
• Support bid preparation, fee proposals, and business development activities where appropriate.

• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent).
• Typically 5–10 years’ experience in a consultancy environment, focused on building structures
  .
• Strong experience delivering projects across a range of building sectors.
• Solid understanding of UK design standards and codes (Eurocodes, British Standards).
• Confident working independently and leading elements of projects.
• Experience using structural analysis and design software such as ETABS, Tekla Tedds, Robot, SAP
  2000, or similar.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Working towards chartership or recently chartered with ICE or IStruct
  
  E (preferred).

Waterman Group is a leading multidisciplinary consultancy, offering engineers the opportunity to work on high-quality projects alongside experienced professionals across structures, building services, infrastructure, and environment. We provide a supportive environment, clear career progression and exposure to a broad range of sectors and clients.