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px Group

Senior Structural Engineer

px Group

Senior Structural Engineer designing complex structures for Fairport. Joining a specialist team supporting various bulk material handling and plant processing markets.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeAdlington • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design and develop complex structures to the specified brief.
  • Produce analysis models in accordance with company standards to validate civil/structural configurations, and to generate foundation loads. Ensure analytical models are transferring loads as expected, and that axial forces and moments are fixed/ released as stability (& connection design) demands.
  • Produce calculations in accordance with company standards to validate connection design.
  • Produce structural reports in accordance with company standards for inclusion into the project technical file.
  • Prepare Civil/ Structural Basis of Design summary prior to commencing engineering works.
  • Manage technical outputs (calculations, analysis, reports, etc.) using company systems.
  • Undertake peer reviews of colleagues’ work (calculations, analysis, reports, etc.)
  • Check structural drawing output (as required) to ensure that the information within accurately reflects analytical models and calculations.
  • Identify variations to contractual scope and escalate to the Project team.
  • Identification, and escalation, of all civil/ structural Technical Queries (TQ) that occur on the project.
  • Attend internal design review and scoping meetings.
  • Attend client meetings as requested by the Project Engineer.
  • Ensure design compliance with the project / task brief, relevant standards, and regulations.
  • Support CAT 2 / CAT 3 checking requirements with supplementary information as required.
  • Carry out analysis of designs with a view to improving safety, DfMA, and functionality.
  • Promote value engineering, standardisation, risk reduction, and a right-first-time approach.
  • Undertake site visits / condition surveys and prepare reports on findings to support successful delivery of projects.
  • Support other areas of the business with information and guidance (steel weights, configurations, engineering time, and concept designs)
  • Provide support, guidance, and mentorship to junior team members when required.
  • Support the rectification of any NCR raised against the department.
  • Participate & contribute to any lessons learned and continuous improvement meetings.
  • Support the development of processes to improve efficiency and project delivery.
  • Deliver work in alignment with the business’ ISO 9001 processes and templates as controlled within the Quality Management System (COS).
  • Engage with the performance review process and take actions to address areas for improvement.
  • drive overall departmental / business objectives year-on-year.
  • Support the Structural Manager in department tasks when absent/ unavailable.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Degree qualified in a Civil or Structural engineering. (minimum BEng)
  • Chartered Engineer status (preferably ICE or IStructE)
  • Knowledge of bulk material handling, conveyor systems, and associated structures (e.g. towers, trestles, gantries, silos, retaining structures)
  • Good structural analytical software knowledge (STAAD Pro preferred)
  • Good ability to interpret site investigation reports and identify implications
  • Excellent understanding of load cases and combinations, and ability to deduce that structures are behaving as intended through calculation and/or analysis
  • Good understanding of the design process, and its associated documentation
  • Excellent knowledge of structural codes, standards and regulations
  • Excellent understanding of structural design principles
  • Basic knowledge of detailing steelwork and drafting standards
  • Basic 2D CAD software knowledge (Autodesk AutoCAD preferred)
  • Good understanding of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA)
  • Good knowledge of manufacturing processes associated with heavy fabrication
  • Good understanding of checking calculations, reports, analytical models, and drawings
  • Proficient at using Microsoft Office applications
  • Ability to clearly communicate design ideas, both internally and externally
  • Ability to cope with the pressure of deadlines
  • Ability to work across multiple projects / tasks
  • A high attention to detail and committed to quality performance / output

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Contribution towards eye test and glasses
  • Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
  • Long Service Awards
  • Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Flexible Benefits Package
  • Onsite parking

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Hard Skills & Tools
civil engineeringstructural engineeringstructural analysisload casesstructural design principlesdetailing steelworkDesign for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA)bulk material handlingconveyor systemsstructural codes and standards
Soft Skills
communicationattention to detailability to work under pressurementorshipcollaborationproblem-solvingtime managementcontinuous improvementtechnical reviewproject management
Certifications
BEng in Civil EngineeringChartered Engineer (ICE or IStructE)