RGB Recruitment Looking for Senior Structural Engineer at Cardiff Full Time

Superb opportunity for a Senior Engineer to join a highly successful, reputable, and growing organisation where your commitment and achievements will be appreciated and rewarded. This practice has recently opened a Cardiff office and now has a team in place, the benefits of joining a practice at this early stage are clear to see.

Operating across multiple branches in the UK, this business is a forward thinking Civil, Structural, Geotechnical Engineering and M&E Consultancy working on railway infrastructure, temporary works, buildings, bridges, highways, nuclear and geotechnics. Established since 1981, the business has enjoyed steady growth driven by a committed and highly skilled workforce of 45 employees.

Based not far from the motorway with free parking and great public transport links, this multidisciplinary design consultancy actively encourage all their engineers to diversify their experience. Equal opportunities are available to staff wishing to explore different sectors.

The Senior Engineer role

As a Senior / Principal Engineer, you’ll join the close-knit team within a welcoming and relaxed office, working with other Engineers and Technicians across a wide variety of schemes within the rail, bridges, temporary works, nuclear and building sectors.

Your duties will include, although not be limited to:

• Working within a team of Engineers and Technicians, including mentoring junior members
• Designing civil & structural schemes and checking designs prepared by others, including producing detailed calculations by hand and through computer models.
• Carrying out inspections, site surveys and assessments of structures and preparing reports
• Taking ownership of own projects across civils, bridges, rail and complex temporary works
• Preparing and managing project programmes, workload and resources
• Liaising with clients to verify project scope and ensure deliverables

What will I receive in return?

As a Senior Engineer, you would receive a salary in the region of £45,000 – level dependent on experience and qualifications, plus a range of attractive benefits. As a Chartered Principal Engineer, you would receive a salary of £50,000+ dependent on experience and qualifications, including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off, with option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year
• Company performance-related bonus scheme
• Matched pension scheme of up to 5%
• Private Healthcare Schemes / Cycle to Work Scheme
• Relaxed and comfortable working environment

You’ll be employed on a permanent contract, there is flexibility with start and finish times available however, the core working hours are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm.

What will I need to be considered for this Senior Engineer vacancy?

To be considered for this Senior Civil Engineer role you will have the following experience, qualifications, skills, knowledge and attributes;

• Relevant Civil or Structural Engineering degree
• Working towards Chartership or Chartered (ICE or IStructE) 
• Strong technical knowledge within assessment and design including inspections, calculations and analysis of existing structures and new-build design development
• Experience of bridge design and assessments
• Experience within the UK industry; preferably within the rail industry, using Rail Eurocode and Highway standards
• Client focused approach with effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong commercial awareness
• Full UK driving licence and own transport
• Eligible to live and work in the UK and high standard of written English