Structural/Civil Engineer

Your new company

A leading precast concrete manufacturer with a strong reputation across the UK and Ireland is expanding its engineering capability. With a broad portfolio spanning civil infrastructure, water management, and bespoke structural solutions, the organisation is known for innovation, quality, and delivering large-scale projects for both public and private sector clients.

Your new role

As a Structural Civil Design Engineer, you will join a well-established technical team responsible for the design and development of precast concrete solutions. You will play a key role in delivering design outputs for a wide range of infrastructure and construction projects, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and client specifications.
Key responsibilities include:

• Designed fibre-reinforced precast concrete elements and assessed structural performance.
• Supported research projects, grant applications, manufacturing, and structural testing.
• Conducted concrete testing, analysed fibre effects on strength and cracking, and reported findings.
• Specified testing equipment to improve data collection and monitoring.
• Developed Finite Element Models for non-linear analysis of fibre-reinforced concrete.
• Automated structural calculations to improve design efficiency and reduce costs.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful for this role, the candidate must have:

• Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Understanding of structural analysis software such as LUSAS, ANSYS or similar
• Experience of CAD packages such as Tekla Structures, AutoCAD and Revit
• Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience designing concrete structures
• Previous experience designing and testing fibre reinforced concrete structures
• Understanding of reinforced concrete design standards and theory
• Methodical approach to solving challenging engineering problems
• Highly motivated with the ability to work using own initiative
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Possess a full UK driving licence

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary package with performance-related incentives
• Opportunities for career progression within a growing organisation
• Exposure to major infrastructure and engineering projects
• Ongoing training and professional development support
• Collaborative and supportive working environment

What you need to do now
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