Senior Structural Engineer

AWD onlineBarnsleyreedpublished 11/03/2026
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About the company

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Structural Engineer to join a professional engineering team delivering safe, efficient and compliant structural solutions across a varied project portfolio.

Your tasks

Working with clients, colleagues and other professionals, the Senior Structural Engineer will contribute to buildable, cost-effective designs that meet project objectives, standards, budgets and timelines.

The Senior Structural Engineer will combine structural analysis, design calculations and industry software expertise with clear client communication and a strong focus on quality, safety and technical development.

Your duties as the Senior Structural Engineer include

  • Client and Team Collaboration: Work closely with clients, colleagues and other professionals using construction plans, drawings and specifications
  • Design Development: Develop structural design ideas using current industry software
  • Structural Analysis: Apply loadings and calculate stresses and load paths through different parts of structures
  • Compliance and Safety: Ensure projects meet legal guidelines, environmental directives and health and safety requirements
  • Tender Support: Prepare bids for tenders
  • Quality Standards: Maintain quality service by following company standards
  • Professional Development: Maintain professional and technical knowledge through educational workshops, professional publications, networks and professional societies
  • Progress Reporting: Provide progress reports to clients and senior managers while contributing to wider team objectives

Requirements

An excellent opportunity for a structural design professional with previous structural design experience, robust structural mechanics knowledge, strong design calculation capability and industry software expertise to contribute to safe, efficient and buildable engineering solutions.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Senior Design Engineer, Senior Structural Design Engineer, Structural Design Engineer, Structural Engineer, Civil & Structural Engineer, Civil & Structural Design Engineer, Structural Project Engineer, Project Structural Engineer, Structural Analysis Engineer

ESSENTIAL

  • Robust knowledge of structural mechanics and engineering principles
  • Excellent design calculation capability
  • Previous experience in a structural design role
  • Experience using relevant structural design software such as Tekla Structural Designer (Fastrak Building Designer), Fastrak Portal Frame, Masterframe / STAAD PRO and Masterseries Connections

DESIRABLE

  • Experience in connection design

What we offer

  • Company pension
  • Sick pay scheme
  • Health plan
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Share save scheme
  • Option to purchase additional holidays

How to apply

By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

Other

This role is officially known within the organisation as a Senior Design Engineer

JOB REF: AWDO-P15368

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