Senior Structural Engineer
Abbott Holliday Partnership · Est. 1978 · Zero PI Claims in 48 Years · All-Chartered Team
£55,000 per year · Permanent · South-East England — Home-Based with Site Visits · Full-time or Part-time Considered
Chartership Support Available
"If you're a chartered engineer who wants real responsibility — your own caseload, your own reports, direct client contact — without the bureaucracy of a large firm, this is the role."
About Abbott Holliday Partnership
Founded in 1978, Abbott Holliday Partnership is one of the South-East's most trusted chartered structural engineering consultancies. In 48 years of operation we have never had a single professional indemnity claim. Our all-chartered team works across London and the South-East on a varied caseload of defect inspections, structural design, and expert witness work. We are expanding and looking for the right engineer to grow with us.
The Role
A home-based, chartered senior engineering position with genuine variety and real responsibility from day one. You will manage your own caseload with support from an experienced team and a rigorous peer-review process.
- Structural defect inspections — cracking, subsidence, leaning walls, sagging roofs, heritage structures
- Structural design for extensions, loft conversions, alterations, and commercial projects
- Clear, conclusive, client-ready written reports — peer reviewed before issue
- Opportunity to develop expert witness capability — full training provided
- Contributing to peer reviews and team quality standards
What We Need
Essential:
- Must be Chartered Engineer (CEng) and member of MIStructE, MICE or an accredited organisation, or close to achieving chartership
- Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering
- Solid knowledge of UK Building Regulations and current design codes
- Excellent written English — you produce reports clients use to make major decisions
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, unless using public transport eg London
- Self-motivated and comfortable managing a remote caseload
Desirable:
- AutoCAD, TEDDS or other structural design software
- Experience with listed or historic building assessments
- Proficiency in MS Word for formatting and layouts
- Any exposure to expert witness or litigation support work
Our Culture
This is not a firm where you spend your first year drafting reports for someone else to sign off. Abbott Holliday engineers work autonomously on their own cases from the start, supported by a peer-review culture that maintains our quality standard. The firm is growing and there is genuine scope to develop into expert witness work, take on more complex cases, and build your career.
What We Offer
- £55,000 salary – reviewed annually
- Chartership membership fees paid
- CPD support eg Expert witness training and courses for career development
- Mileage allowance
- All chartered colleagues
- Home-based with no daily commute
- 25 days + bank holidays
- Real progression with a dynamic and growing firm
How to Apply
Apply on this site or submit your application with CV to: abbott-holliday.co.uk/jobs/apply
Please confirm your chartership, indicate where in the South-East you're based and what you are looking for next. Every application is read personally and all candidates receive a response within 5 working days. Shortlisted candidates have an informal conversation first — no panel interviews.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free or subsidised travel
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Do you have a valid & clean UK driving licence?
Licence/Certification:
- Chartered Structural / Civil Engineer certificate (required)
Work Location: Remote
