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Senior Structures Engineer (Contract)

Got a flair of the complex? Buro Happold's Structures team are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer to join their vibrant multi-disciplinary practice on a contract basis. 

Key Duties: 

  • Working independently and as part of a team to offer creative solutions.
  • Supporting the team with calculations, models, reports, and presentations to an excellent standard, on time and to budget.
  • Share your work for review by senior colleagues and review the work of others for quality assurance.
  • Create an atmosphere of delivering excellent work encouraging others to do the same. 
  • Collaborate with external clients and harness opportunities to engage other internal discipline designers.
  • Informing colleagues of design decisions to ensure the objectives of the company and the client are achieved.
  • Contribute to internal technical development and research.
  • Maintaining your continued professional development.
  • Actively maintaining an external and internal network

Your Skills and Experience:

  • Building structures design experience.
  • Experience as a structural engineer on major projects.
  • Design knowledge, from working on a wide range of projects and using British, US and European codes of practice.
  • Experience using common analysis software (including or similar to CSC Fastrak, TEDDS, ROBOT, ETABS and SAFE,) and willing to quickly learn to use new analysis packages as required.
  • Experience using common BIM and modelling software (including or similar to Revit, Rhino, and Grasshopper) and willing quickly learn to use new packages as required.
  • A Bachelor’s degree BEng / BSc or Master’s degree MEng / MSc in a relevant discipline.
  • Able to show substantial progress towards Chartership and continual professional development.
  • A willingness to be an active part of an inclusive and fun-filled team, respecting others and supporting your colleagues.

Please note: we would expect the successful candidate to attend the Bath office a minimum of 3 days a week. 

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.   

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. 

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. 

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