Structural Design Engineer

Industry: Engineering Salary: £40000 - £60000/annum Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Location: BL8, Burrs, Borough of Bury, UK

  Advantage are currently recruiting for a Structural Design Engineer (Connection Design Biased) for one of our Structural Steel Engineering clients, based in the Bury area. This is a permanent role for the right candidate. Responsibilities: * Preparation and checking of Design Briefs and Connection Method Statements, including client facing approval of. * Preparation and checking of calculations for all types of connections and joint configurations. * Preparation and checking of all associated Calc Marking Plans. * Preparation and checking of steel element design / analysis and design of structures. (If required) * Preparation and checking of temporary stability member design. (If required) * Generation and checking / input to all aspects of CDM Hazard Registers / Risk Assessments as relevant to structural design. * Familiarity, use and understanding of design software programmes on the market for both connections and structural analysis. Eg) Masterseries, Statica, TSD, Staad etc * Compliance with all internal documents such as Technical Guidance Notes, Work Instructions and Quality Management Systems, as well as industry standards such as NSSS. * Responsibility for ensuring issue and approval status of calculations is maintained and managed. * Liaison with Client’s Engineer, Sub-Trades, and all internal Departments / Centres of the company as required in various locations, to assist in the co-ordination of the design process. * Good appreciation of all processes from a fabricator’s perspective, including detailing, manufacturing and erection. * Supervision, mentoring and on the job training of other team members. * Managing other team members, including their scope and progress. * Managing both you’re and your team’s time to meet agreed programmes and schedules as the project requires. Candidate requirements * Qualified to HNC/HND/degree level or equivalent with a detailed knowledge of the Steel Industry * Good understanding/application and experience of steelwork connection design from simple connections through to bespoke connections. * A good understanding of Eurocode is a prerequisite but AISC & CISC would be beneficial but not essential. * Ability to work consistently and accurately, to deadlines, to meet the demands of a manufacturing business * Confident to take the technical lead on projects and be the focal point of all aspects of the Engineering process on a project. * Excellent Engineering judgement. * Proactive and methodical approach to problem solving * Ability to work on multiple projects and liaising with a cross functional team * Responsible for achieving objectives on own initiative, as well as part of a team * Ability to adapt to previously unseen challenges & new technologies Salary & Benefits * Salary is between £40,000 - £60,000 DO (36 hours per week) * Company pension * 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) – service days after 4/9/12 years * Death in service * Once passed probation, individual Bupa membership   Job Listed: 2024-10-15 10:10:03