Structural Engineer - Principal/Associate Director

Structural Engineer

Edinburgh or Glasgow

Wardell Armstrong LLP is a medium-sized consultancy, large enough to have strength in depth with many experienced specialists working seamlessly together, but also small enough to be sure of giving close personal attention to both our clients and our staff. We are committed to helping our people achieve their ambitions and rewarding them on how they help develop, grow, and shape the business and how they interact with and support colleagues, clients, partners, regulators, and the public.

With 13 offices throughout the UK and employing 500 staff we have a great family friendly culture which offers flexibility and hybrid working. At the heart of our business lies a group of outstanding people. Working together with our clients, we deliver innovative solutions to challenging problems over various sectors including health, education, residential, commercial and renewables. We are top tier providers of consultancy services offering the very best service to our clients and we pride ourselves on excellence. As an employee you would get involved in challenging UK critical workstreams, exciting projects essential to ensuring that our built environment and energy infrastructure meet the considerable demands upon them.

Wardell Armstrong has recently achieved ISO19650-2 BIM Accreditation, are Net Zero Accredited and are proud winners of the UK Geotechnical Team of the Year at the Ground Engineering Awards, a project which exemplifies our drive for sustainability and renewables.

The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity to work on an exceptionally varied workload on a number of different developments ranging from residential, commercial, industrial, retail, health, leisure, education and renewables. Furthermore, we are involved with structural inspections, appraisals and report preparation. We have a significant number of new build and refurbishment schemes which offer a wide range of interest and experience to the successful candidate. The variety of projects means you will likely be involved in elements of work you have not experienced before.  We pride ourselves in developing the skills and experience of our staff, so if that sounds appealing to you then this is the opportunity for you.

You:

The successful candidates will hold a BEng or MEng in Civil or Structural Engineering and will be able to demonstrate relevant experience in building structures and software for analysis and design.

This role is aimed ideally at structural engineers with over seven years’ experience who are chartered/close to charterer with either the ICE or IStructE. You should possess excellent written/oral communication skills, offer strong presentation and design skills, be highly motivated and used to working in a team and delivering to tight deadlines. As an essential and integral part of the Structures team we need the successful candidate to have a passion for improving the built environment and be interested in design and sustainable design principles and be a role model and mentor for more junior engineers, teaching them how to deal with technical problems and how to successfully manage projects and clients.  You will also be client facing and we will help develop your commercial and client management skills. 

In return for commitment, inspiration and contributing to the future of Wardell Armstrong LLP we offer excellent career prospects in a supportive working environment with no restrictions on how far you can progress.  We encourage all of our employees to contribute to their professional institution and offer a financial award for chartership. We work hard to have a supportive and encouraging working environment and many of our staff develop and are promoted as they develop skills and experience. 

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, along with a competitive benefits package (see below) and on-going career support and development.

We offer: 

• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%.
• Payment of a relevant professional subscription.
• 24 days annual leave per year.
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Critical Illness Cover Policy.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
• Flexitime Working Schedule – we will consider applicants looking for part time work.
• Long service awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Travel Loans.
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme.