Associate Forensic Structural Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 March 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering and Design
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SKILLS

Structural Analysis Reinforced Concrete Design Structural Steelwork Design British and European Codes Structural Site Inspection Project Management Engineering Building Structures

FULL DESCRIPTION

We have an opportunity for an Associate in the area of Structural Forensics within our London Structures team. You will work as part of the leadership of a team working on a number of projects requiring the review of existing building structures with risks of design flaws. The challenge is to diagnose the status of the design in relation to code compliance, communicate any deficiencies and propose remedial measures to extend the life of the building with minimum disruption to the building stakeholders.

Key Duties:

  • Working independently and as part of a team
  • Produce calculations, models, reports, and presentations to an excellent standard, on time and to budget.
  • Share your work for review by senior colleagues and review the work of others for quality assurance.
  • Presenting your designs at internal workshops and chairing external meetings with clients and external consultants when required.
  • Leading teams by making timely decisions and corrective action whilst creating an atmosphere that delivers excellent work.
  • Independent research of technical publications and literature in support of assessment into code verification and assisting potential remedial solutions
  • Collaborating with external clients and harnessing opportunities to engage other internal discipline designers.
  • Informing colleagues of design decisions to ensure the objectives of the company and the client are achieved.
  • Prepare commercial proposals or bids and competition designs whilst working alongside senior colleagues.
  • Manage multiple projects / workstreams and assume responsibility for project delivery within agreed timeframes.
  • Coordinating your work with other members of the project team and contributing to internal technical development strategy.
  • Mentoring and assisting Graduates and less experienced Engineers whilst maintaining your continued professional development, particularly in line management and chartership.
  • Actively maintaining an external and internal network.

Skills & Experience:

  • Extensive building structures design experience, particularly in reinforced concrete design, structural steelwork design and the refurbishment of existing buildings
  • Within reinforced concrete design experience, we require detailed understanding of punching shear, in particular punching shear checks of transfer slabs
  • Experience as a lead structural engineer on medium to large projects.
  • Extensive knowledge of British and European codes of practice.
  • Strong analytical and structural site inspection skills.
  • Experience using common analysis software (including or similar to ROBOT, TEDDS, ETABS and SAFE) and willing to quickly learn to use new analysis packages as required, including fully non-linear analysis packages.
  • Be a Chartered Member of the ICE or IStructE with the Engineering Council UK or equivalent body.
  • A Bachelor’s degree BEng / BSc or Master’s degree MEng / MSc in a relevant discipline.
  • APAEWE (Advanced Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence) qualification (or equivalent) is preferred
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