Principal Structural Engineer

Job Title: Associate / Principal Structural Engineer Location: Leeds Salary: Market-leading salary, plus car allowance and tax-free bonus potential Contract: Permanent Benefits: Employee ownership, 5% employer pension contribution, private healthcare support and 25+ days’ holiday

Are you an experienced Structural Engineer looking for a genuine route into senior management or Director level?

We are recruiting for an established, employee-owned civil and structural engineering consultancy with a growing project portfolio across the public and commercial sectors. Due to continued expansion, the business is seeking an Associate or Principal Structural Engineer to join its Leeds office.

This is a senior and influential position offering responsibility for delivering major building structures projects, managing client relationships and developing the engineers and technicians around you. You will join a progressive consultancy where your contribution will directly influence the business—and where equity ownership opportunities allow employees to share in its future success.

The Role You will lead the structural delivery of building projects from initial concept through to completion, acting as a principal point of contact for clients and coordinating with internal infrastructure and geo-environmental teams.

Your responsibilities will include

Leading building structures projects with construction values of up to £75 million

Producing and reviewing structural designs across steel, concrete, masonry and timber

Undertaking 3D modelling and structural analysis for a range of building forms

Providing advanced design input for superstructures, substructures and foundations

Preparing calculations, drawings, specifications, reports, feasibility studies and technical appraisals

Managing project programmes, resources, commercial performance and technical delivery

Coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and maintaining strong client relationships

Overseeing and developing graduates, engineers and technicians

Carrying out site inspections, surveys and technical assessments

Resolving complex engineering and construction challenges

Supporting fee proposals, networking activities and wider business development

Representing and promoting the consultancy to clients and industry contacts

Travelling to project sites throughout the UK when required

About You To be considered, you should have:

At least 10 years’ relevant structural engineering experience

Chartered or Incorporated status with the IStructE or ICE, or be approaching professional qualification

A strong track record delivering building structures projects through the construction lifecycle

Advanced structural design capabilities across a range of materials

Experience managing projects from inception through to completion

The ability to lead teams, coordinate workloads and mentor developing engineers

Strong knowledge of current construction methods, ground investigations and ground-improvement techniques

Experience working within a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy

Excellent technical communication, presentation and sketching skills

The confidence to manage clients and act as the primary contact on projects

A commercial mindset and willingness to contribute to business development

A full UK driving licence

Experience with the following software would be advantageous

Tekla Structural Designer

TEDDS

MasterSeries

FastTrack Portal Frame

CADS Wall Panel

P-Frame

MasterSeries Retaining Wall

What’s on Offer?

Market-leading salary

Company vehicle or car allowance, depending on level

Employee share ownership opportunities

Potential tax-free bonus, subject to business performance

Clear progression towards senior management or Director level

Flexible start and finish times around core office hours

Minimum 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with service

Option to sell back unused holiday

5% employer pension contribution

Simplyhealth membership

Fully funded support for professional qualifications

Payment of one professional institution subscription

Established ICE mentoring scheme

Employee counselling and wellbeing support

Birthday voucher scheme

Monthly staff lunches and regular team social events

Modern Leeds office close to the motorway network

Free onsite parking

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious senior Structural Engineer who wants to lead significant projects, develop a team and build a long-term career within an employee-owned consultancy.