We're looking for a Principal Structural Engineer to join our Structures & Geotechnical – Building Structures team based nationwide.
Location: Nationwide
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: Competitive
Sector: Structures & Geotechnical – Building Structures
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
We're seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to join our award-winning national Structural Engineering team. Working within Kier Design's growing 750-strong consultancy, you'll act as the technical lead on major building structures projects, delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions whilst mentoring and developing others. This role offers the opportunity to work across a diverse national portfolio of large-scale projects, with exposure to both public and private sector schemes.
Are you…
- A Chartered Structural Engineer (CEng, MIStructE or MICE) with strong technical credibility?
- Experienced delivering large, complex building structures projects as technical lead?
- Passionate about sustainable, low carbon structural design?
- Confident mentoring engineers and supporting team development?
- Looking to work across a diverse national pipeline of projects in a growing design consultancy?
Do you…
- Lead structural design from concept through to delivery on major projects?
- Design in steel, concrete, timber and masonry to current Eurocodes?
- Use tools such as TEDDS, Tekla Structural Designer, Masterseries or Revit?
- Have strong knowledge of CDM, Building Safety Act and UK construction standards?
- Develop fee proposals, manage budgets and deliver projects to programme?
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across complex schemes?
- Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?
What will you be responsible for?
As a Principal Structural Engineer, you'll be working within the Building Structures team, supporting them in delivering complex structural engineering solutions across a varied project portfolio. Main responsibilities will include:
- Lead structural design on major and complex building projects
- Prepare and review calculations, models, drawings, reports and specifications
- Manage delivery including programme, budget, risk and resource planning
- Develop structural concepts aligned to sustainability and low carbon targets
- Coordinate design across multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders
- Mentor and support the development of Engineers and Technicians
- Carry out site inspections and structural assessments on new and existing buildings
- Lead Building Control and Building Safety Act compliance, engaging with statutory bodies
- Represent Kier at client, design and project meetings
- Support bids, fee proposals and project planning activities
What are we looking for?
This role of Principal Structural Engineer is great for you if:
- Are a Chartered Engineer (CEng, MIStructE or MICE) with a Structural or Civil Engineering degree
- Have a strong experience delivering large, multi-storey building structures in steel and concrete
- Have a proven capability in a multidisciplinary design environment
- Have knowledge of CDM, Building Safety Act and UK construction standards
- Have experience carrying out site inspections and structural assessments
- Are proficiency in TEDDS, Tekla Structural Designer, Masterseries or Revit
- Have experience reviewing work, managing quality and delivering to programme and budget
- Have understanding of sustainability and low carbon design principles
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.
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