Discipline Structural Lead

Overview

As the Discipline Structural Lead, you will take on a pivotal role within a growing engineering consultancy, overseeing structural engineering design across major infrastructure projects. This position offers a unique opportunity for a Chartered Structural Engineer to provide technical leadership, mentor staff, and ensure compliance with industry standards while working within multidisciplinary teams across various regulated sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Lead structural engineering design across multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
  • Provide technical leadership, governance, and design assurance.
  • Review and approve calculations, reports, specifications, and engineering deliverables.
  • Mentor and develop engineers, graduates, and technicians.
  • Drive engineering standards, quality, and continuous improvement.
  • Support bids, resource planning, and technical proposals.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards, CDM regulations, and client requirements.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of structural design experience at Senior or Principal level.
  • Experience delivering projects within the UK Water Sector.
  • Strong knowledge of structural design, engineering standards, and construction methods.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Previous experience in a Principal Engineer, Technical Authority, or Discipline Lead role is highly advantageous.