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Senior Structural Engineer
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Salary
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£50,400
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2121 (85% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £50,400, and Rullion is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Senior Structural Engineer | Principal Structural Engineer | Structural Discipline Lead – Water Design
Location: Manchester | Hybrid Working Available
Permanent (Full-Time) or Contract (Outside IR35)
The Opportunity
Our client is a growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK water sector. Due to continued growth, they are looking to recruit experienced Senior Structural Engineers, Principal Structural Engineers and Structural Discipline Leads to join their expanding team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a structurally biased engineer with water industry experience to take ownership of engineering design, deliver innovative solutions and, at Principal level, provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary projects.
Whether you're looking to progress into a Principal role or already have experience leading a discipline, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality engineering solutions while helping to shape the future of structural engineering across multiple water industry frameworks.
The Role
As a Senior or Principal Structural Engineer, you'll be responsible for delivering safe, efficient and buildable structural designs across clean water and wastewater projects, working closely with Civil, Mechanical and Electrical engineers to provide integrated engineering solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of structural engineering design packages across water and wastewater projects.
- Produce high-quality design calculations, drawings, technical reports, specifications and Design Risk Assessments (DRAs).
- Develop practical, efficient and buildable engineering solutions based on client requirements and site constraints.
- Ensure all designs comply with relevant standards, regulations, company procedures and water company specifications.
Principal Engineer / Discipline Lead Responsibilities
For Principal and Discipline Lead candidates, you'll also:
- Act as the technical authority for the Structural Engineering discipline across the business.
- Lead structural engineering delivery across multiple projects and frameworks.
- Review and approve engineering calculations, reports, specifications and Design Risk Assessments.
- Set, communicate and maintain structural engineering standards and technical governance.
- Review designs produced in-house and by subcontractors, or appoint competent independent checkers where appropriate.
- Verify technical competency and support mentoring, CPD planning and professional development across the engineering team.
- Coordinate with other discipline leads to ensure effective multidisciplinary project delivery.
- Champion Safety in Design principles and embed CDM 2015 Designer responsibilities across all projects.
- Support tender submissions, design estimates, resource forecasting and technical proposals.
- Drive continuous improvement in engineering standards, quality assurance and design practices.
About You
We're looking for experienced Structural Engineers who are passionate about delivering high-quality engineering solutions and developing their careers within a collaborative consultancy environment.
Senior Structural Engineer
You'll ideally have:
- Around 10 years' structural design experience within the UK water industry.
- Degree or HND in Structural Engineering or a related discipline.
- Strong experience producing structural engineering designs for clean water and wastewater projects.
- Experience preparing engineering calculations, reports and technical documentation.
- Strong understanding of multidisciplinary design environments.
- Good IT and digital engineering capability.
- Membership of a relevant professional institution and working towards Chartered status.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Principal Structural Engineer / Discipline Lead
In addition to the above, you'll have:
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
- Significant experience leading structural engineering design within regulated infrastructure sectors.
- Previous experience as a Principal Engineer, Technical Authority or Discipline Lead.
- Strong understanding of engineering standards, technical governance and quality assurance.
- Experience reviewing and approving complex engineering designs.
- Experience mentoring engineers, graduates and CAD Technicians.
- Knowledge of BIM and Common Data Environment (CDE) workflows.
- Experience supporting recruitment, competency development and resource planning.
- Ability to provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Full UK driving licence.
Desirable
- Experience within clean water and wastewater projects.
- Awareness of electrical and control systems.
- Knowledge of construction methods, materials and engineering drawing practices.
- Experience using structural analysis and reinforced concrete design software.
- Experience acting as an independent technical checker.
- Experience supporting framework delivery and client-specific technical standards.
Why Join?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing engineering consultancy where you'll have genuine influence over project delivery, technical standards and the future development of the engineering team.
You'll benefit from:
- Leading structural engineering design on major UK water infrastructure projects.
- Working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.
- Clear career progression from Senior Engineer through to Principal and Discipline Lead roles.
- Chartership mentoring and ongoing professional development.
- Regular CPD sessions and industry-led learning.
- Involvement in major framework projects and technically challenging work.
- Hybrid working with flexibility around office attendance.
- Free parking, excellent transport links and on-site gym facilities.
- 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service).
- Option to purchase additional annual leave.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Monthly team brunches, quarterly socials and a supportive team culture.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you're an experienced Structural Engineer looking to take the next step in your career—or a Principal Engineer seeking the opportunity to shape technical delivery within a growing consultancy—we'd love to hear from you.
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