Senior Structural Engineer

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Senior Structural Engineer - Sheffield City Council If you are a Structural Engineer with a broad range of experience, Sheffield City Council's Capital Delivery Service may be the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for talented engineers to expand our team. Working for the Capital Delivery Service The Capital Delivery Service is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team of construction professionals, supporting the delivery of a wide range of projects across the council's capital programme. Working for Sheffield City Council brings with it great opportunities and benefits. We offer fantastic project work and experiences across a broad range of sectors, and an opportunity to have a genuine positive impact on our great city. We are proud to offer a competitive salary, one of the best pension schemes available in any sector, and values that support family-friendly working arrangements. We aim to attract staff that represent and value the diverse and vibrant communities of Sheffield and best of all we offer the opportunity to live and work in a wonderful city that you will be working directly to shape. Duties & Responsibilities Strong design and engineering skills, and openness to innovation and improvement. Good standards of literacy and numeracy. Excellent organisation skills. Ability to work under own initiative and also within multi-disciplinary design teams. A high degree of technical competence and construction knowledge. An ability to accurately survey and evaluate existing buildings for structural condition and produce high quality reports on the same. Wide and proven track record of working with architects to design, and obtain planning and building control approvals for projects. Proficiency in Autodesk and NBS design software, with a working knowledge of Building Information Modelling (BIM). Essential Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering. Minimum 3 years previous experience in a Structural Engineering role. Ideally working towards Chartership with IStructE or ICE. Proficiency in AutoCAD (experience of using Revit Structure and Navisworks preferred). Good written and verbal communication abilities, including preparing reports. Ability to work independently with limited supervision to deliver projects, from start to completion. Please note that shortlisting will be carried out based on the person specification in the job description. About the Capital Delivery Service Sheffield City Council has a strong Capital Construction Programme with an ongoing value of approximately £200m per annum. To ensure the highest quality delivery standards are achieved, the Capital Delivery Service has been created to drive ongoing improvements in performance, pace and quality of the widely varying projects within the programme. The roles and services provided by the Capital Delivery Service include: Capital Programme Management Office Programme and Project Management Cost Management Structural and Civil Engineering Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Architecture Work Assurance and Project Safety. Training and Development Working within the service there are many opportunities for ongoing training and development. We seek to provide a range of training opportunities to suit the ongoing development needs of our staff and the Capital Programme. Project Portfolio The Service is engaged across the diverse range of projects within the Capital Programme. The programme averages around £200m per annum, with recent and current projects including: Secondary & Primary Schools New Leisure centres Highways / Cycle / Footpaths City-Wide Flood Alleviation Programme New Council Housing Programme Various Council Housing Repairs / Refurbishment Programme. General Building Refurbishments. We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. As you may be asked to drive a Council vehicle, an ability to drive is essential. Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share. If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

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