Want to work with some of the most sought‑after minds on industry revolutionary projects? Your structural engineering design experience could lead you to become our next Senior Structural Engineer. The role is for a candidate from a structural engineering design background looking to pursue industry‑leading designs within a vibrant multi‑disciplinary practice.

Responsibilities

• Working independently and as part of a team offering creative structural design solutions.
• Produce calculations, models, reports and presentations to an excellent standard, on time and to budget.
• Share work for review by senior colleagues and review the work of others for quality assurance.
• Present designs at internal workshops and chair external meetings with clients when required.
• Lead teams, make timely decisions, and create an atmosphere that delivers excellent work.
• Collaborate with external clients and harness opportunities to engage other internal discipline designers.
• Inform colleagues of design decisions to ensure company and client objectives are achieved.
• Prepare fee proposals or bids and competition designs while working alongside senior colleagues.
• Coordinate work with other project team members and contribute to internal technical development following strategy.
• Mentor and assist graduates and less experienced engineers while maintaining professional development.
• Actively maintain an external and internal network.

Qualifications & Experience

• Extensive building structures design experience.
• Experience as a lead structural engineer on major projects, including on multi‑disciplinary design teams.
• Broad design knowledge from working on a wide range of projects and using British, US and European codes of practice.
• Experience using common analysis software (e.g. CSC Fastrak, TEDDS, ROBOT, ETABS and SAFE) and willingness to learn analysis packages.
• Experience using common BIM and modelling software (e.g. Revit, Rhino, and Grasshopper) and willingness to learn new packages.
• Be a Chartered Member of the ICE or IStructE with the Engineering Council UK or equivalent body.
• A Bachelor’s degree BEng/BSc or Master’s degree MEng/MSc in a relevant discipline.
• Ability to provide pastoral care to junior team members as a line manager, with a willingness to be an active part of an inclusive team.

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance, income protection and private medical cover.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3 pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• Commitment to continuous development with learning programmes.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• Commitment to wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.

Diversity and Inclusion

Buro Happold values flexible approaches to working patterns and welcomes applicants seeking flexible careers. We actively work to increase representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and encourage candidates who feel under‑represented to apply. Adjustments can be made to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you.

Job Details

Senior Structural Engineer – London, United Kingdom

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Civil Engineering