Senior Structural Engineer

Are you an experienced structural engineer looking to step into a leading regional consultancy, helping them establish a new regional office in Truro?

On offer is a healthy work-life balance, challenging cutting-edge projects and excellent opportunities for progression.

We are working with an established engineering consultancy, this business offers a number of property related services and has offices across the region. We are looking for a structural engineer who not only has a passion for design but also for building and maintaining relationships and a progressive outlook on working with new and innovative software. Projects are interesting and diverse and include locally significant work. This business is expanding it’s existing portfolio in Cornwall and needs an experienced and enthusiastic engineer to support this goal and put their mark on this new team.

The structural team is in its early days which presents huge opportunity for the right candidate .

Key features of the practice;

• Convenient location in Truro
• Modern working environment
• Healthy pipeline of work stretching well into 2026
• Structured development programme with a focus on staff achieving chartered status

Requirements for the role:

• BEng/MEng/BSc or MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Ideally knowledge of software such as Robot, Tekla Building Designer and Revit
• Experience working with building structures, both new build and refurb
• Strong communication skills; candidates will need to be able to liaise confidently with clients, contractors and architects
• Chartered or aspiring to chartership with the ICE or IStructE

Responsibilities:

• Leading technical delivery for the structural department and design team and being a point of contact for clients and stakeholders
• Delivering detailed design of building structures both new build and refurb
• Liaising with clients, contractors and architects 
• Aiding with the development  junior members of staff 
• Running and delivering projects which will increase in size and complexity as you gain experience
• Helping with the implementation of new software
• Have a key role in strategic planning

What is on offer:

• Opportunities to attend regular CPD and networking events
• Annual company holidays
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension
• Annual bonus
• Flexible working hours bases around your personal requirements
• Professional subscriptions paid for
• Regular salary reviews

Roles such as this are unusual in this area and when they do come about are well worth exploring. We are ideally looking for someone to start as soon as possible.

For more information, please contact Patrick Makeig-Jones, RGB Recruitment