Associate Structural Engineer

Associate Structural Engineer

Location:

West Midlands

Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent

The Opportunity

An established, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Structural Engineer to join its growing structural engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity for a Chartered Engineer looking to take on a senior leadership role, managing complex projects, developing client relationships, and helping to shape the future growth of a successful consultancy.

The role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects including commercial, residential, education, healthcare, industrial, and mixed-use developments.

The Role of Associate Structural Engineer:

As an Associate Structural Engineer, you will lead the delivery of structural engineering projects from concept through to completion, managing multidisciplinary teams while ensuring technical excellence, commercial performance, and exceptional client service.

You will also play an important role in mentoring engineers, supporting business development, and contributing to the strategic direction of the business.

Key Responsibilities of this Associate Structural Engineer role:

Lead structural engineering projects through all project stages.
Manage project teams, resources, programmes, and budgets.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, architects, contractors, and project stakeholders.
Provide technical leadership and review structural calculations, drawings, reports, and specifications.
Mentor and develop engineers and technicians across all levels.
Ensure compliance with UK Building Regulations, Eurocodes, British Standards, CDM Regulations, and relevant legislation.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary design teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions.
Identify project risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
Support business development through fee proposals, client meetings, and securing new opportunities.
Promote innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement across the engineering team.

About You

You will be a confident and commercially aware Chartered Structural Engineer with extensive experience delivering structural engineering projects within a UK consultancy environment.

Essential Requirements

Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering.
Chartered Engineer (CEng) with IStructE or ICE.
Significant post-qualification experience delivering structural engineering projects within the UK.
Proven experience leading multidisciplinary project teams.
Strong technical knowledge of:
Eurocodes
British Standards
UK Building Regulations
CDM Regulations
Experience designing structures in:
Reinforced concrete
Structural steel
Timber
Masonry
Excellent leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
Strong commercial awareness with experience managing project finances.

Desirable

Experience working on complex or high-rise developments.
Experience in refurbishment and adaptive reuse projects.
Established industry contacts and client relationships.
Knowledge of sustainable and low-carbon structural design.
Demonstrable success in business development and winning new work.

Software Experience

Experience with one or more of the following would be advantageous:

Tekla Structural Designer
SCIA Engineer
Tedds
Master Series
AutoCAD
Revit (BIM)
Navisworks What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

Technical excellence
Strong leadership and mentoring ability
Commercial awareness
Excellent project management skills
Effective communication and stakeholder management
Strategic thinking
Problem-solving and decision-making capability
Commitment to quality, safety, and sustainable engineering

What's on Offer

Competitive salary, dependent on experience
Company pension scheme
Private medical insurance
Death in Service benefit
Flexible working arrangements
Professional membership subscriptions paid
Ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Enhanced annual leave entitlement
Employee Assistance Programme This is an outstanding opportunity to join a forward-thinking consultancy where you can play a key role in delivering high-quality engineering solutions, developing future talent, and contributing to the continued success and growth of the business