Senior Structural Engineer

Position: Senior Structural Engineer

Location: Ashford

Salary Up to 60,000 (DOE)

Join a well-established, design-led structural engineering consultancy during a key period of succession planning. The opportunity for a Chartered or Near-Chartered Structural Engineer looking to step up into a client-facing and project-leading role.

This role is ideally suited to a Structural Engineer looking to step up into a client-facing and project-leading position, moving beyond pure design into a role with greater responsibility and long-term progression. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership while mentoring junior engineers, helping to strengthen the next generation of technical and client leadership within the practice.

Projects are predominantly design-led and span sectors including healthcare, commercial, and education, with a varied workload incorporating surveys, assessments, detailed design, and early-stage project input.

Senior Structural Engineer Salary & Benefits

• Salary up to 60,000, depending on experience
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• NEST pension scheme
• Health cash plan
• Mileage paid for business travel
• Office-based role with flexibility

Senior Structural Engineer Job Overview

• Join a well-established, design-led structural engineering consultancy during a key period of succession planning
• Opportunity for a Chartered or Near-Chartered Structural Engineer looking to step up into a client-facing and project-leading role
• Work closely with senior leadership while gradually taking ownership of projects and client relationships
• Involved in a varied workload including structural design, surveys, assessments, and early-stage project input
• Projects across healthcare, commercial, and education sectors
• Act as a bridge between Directors and junior engineers, supporting mentoring and team development
• Exposure to work winning, fee proposals, and long-term business development

Senior Structural Engineer Job Requirements

• Chartered or Near-Chartered Structural Engineer (MIStructE / MICE or working toward)
• Experience within a generalist structural engineering consultancy
• Strong structural design capability across building structures
• Desire to develop into a client-facing, project-running role
• Ability to mentor and support graduate and junior engineers
• Experience delivering projects from concept through to construction
• Software experience with Tekla and/or TEDDS beneficial, but not essential
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, professional approach

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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