Structural Engineer

Salary: £72,000 per year

A structural warranty provider seeks a Structural Engineer to assess client designs as part of their home-based national technical team. In-depth foundation design analysis is sought in respect to low-rise and traditional housing across varied construction methods. Starting salary of up to £72,000.

The role is open to applications from engineers based across England and Wales due to the minimal travel required (less than 2,000 miles annually) to ensure compliance during construction or in respect to claims.

Structural Engineer responsibilities

• Carry out technical audits on structures to ensure that they present no higher than a standard risk to the insurer for the duration of the warranty and/or in terms of their compliance with Approved Document A of the Building Regulations
• Undertake assessments of designs from a range of building types, often with emphasis on their substructure
• Consistent communication with project managers, coordinators and surveyors on technical matters, ensuring that standards and procedures are being maintained
• Ongoing liaison with developers and clients to provide technical advice and guidance
• Provide technical advice on claims in addition to undertaking occasional inspections on site, providing assessments of more complex claims to assess causes and identify remedial works
• Liaison with the Marketing and Underwriting departments on technical matters so that they remain fully informed when dealing with potential clients

Structural Engineer requirements

• Qualified Structural Engineer – via CEng / MIStructE
• In-depth technical knowledge of Structural Engineering principles applicable to Building Regulations, British Standards, Eurocodes and other recognised third party publications (BRE, CIRIA, TRADA, ICE, et)
• Proven capability to undertake site inspections to assess compliance with the approved design, technical manuals, and Codes of Practice
• Foundation design experience of pile design, raft foundation design and ground improvement techniques
• Working understanding of Building Regulations and associated legislation
• Experience across a broad range of building structures
• Broad understanding of general insurance principals and terminology
• Experience of relationship management
• Full UK driving license and access to a car for business use

Benefits

• Bonus structure
• Enhanced pension
• Corporate family healthcare
• Life assurance
• Payment of up to two professional membership subscriptions
• Ongoing training and development