Vacancy Summary
At Severfield, we’re creating better ways to build for a world of changing demands.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Design Engineer.
Our competitive advantage is our people, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us as we continue to transform skylines across the UK & Europe. A career at Severfield presents the opportunity for you to develop, grow, and to feel part of something special, after all, we are all in it together!
Our Commercial & Industrial division designs, fabricates and constructs structural steelwork for a variety of different sectors including commercial offices, stadia & leisure, industrial & distribution, data centres, retail and health and education.
The division has manufacturing sites in three locations: Dalton, Lostock, and Enniskillen. Each has full-service capabilities and modern manufacturing processes enabling us to provide a high-quality product to a variety of different sectors.
Vacancy Details
In the Senior Design Engineer position you will produce engineering design from tender appraisal through to construction issue.
This will encompass site evaluation, architectural requirements and engineering design, investigations of any technical problems encountered and provision of economical and viable solutions.
Other responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
* Work as part of the team producing engineering solutions and calculations.
* Learn, develop and produce within the role and accept secondment to other departments to support learning, e.g. site, estimating, contract management.
* Provide engineering services as required, for example member design, connection design and temporary works for our Design.
* Provide structural designs at tender stage, when required.
* Assist in the development of procedures for the standardisation of structural solutions and structural details.
* Develop schemes structurally for awarded contracts, sourcing information and liaising with Client’s Architects, Structural Consultants etc.
* Liaise with other departments within the business e.g. Contract teams, manufacturing and site erection departments.
* Communicate designs / engineering solutions clearly and effectively using manual or electronic drafting methods.
* Provide advice, guidance and support to Graduate Design Engineers.
* Stepping stone between Design Engineering Manager and Design Engineer.
* Running projects – taking on extra responsibility within the team.
Educational background required
Degree in Structural Engineering Masters desired not essential. If do not hold degree, then relevant on the job experience essential.
May have achieved a professional engineering qualification or be working towards one e.g. MIStructE / MIEI /MICE.
What We Offer
At Severfield, we’re all about doing the right thing, so as you’d expect, we offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits packages.
We are an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
We look forward to receiving your application!
About Us
Severfield is the largest structural steelwork Group in the UK and among the biggest in Europe. We have been involved in the UK’s highest profile structural steel projects.
Today, with multiple sites in the UK, Europe, and our joint venture in India, we have an annual capacity to produce around 300,000 tonnes of fabricated steelwork.
Benefits
Looking after our employees means both their physical and mental wellbeing. We’re proud to offer a range of benefits including:
* 25 days holiday
* Minimum 7% employer pension contributions
* Employee assistance programme (EAP)
* Employee benefits scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Save as you earn
* Free onsite parking (role specific)
* Business health insurance
Job Reference: SUKIE00133
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