Senior Structural Engineer

Job Description

Overview

Join our Building Structures teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow, with the flexibility to work from either office. You will support the design and delivery of diverse projects across Scotland and the UK, applying technical expertise to develop innovative, sustainable, and safe engineering solutions. You’ll apply engineering expertise across a range of building structure projects, supporting delivery from feasibility through construction, developing sustainable and innovative design solutions, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders, and contributing to technical reviews, site inspections, and asset assessments.

Our portfolio spans aviation, education, healthcare, housing, energy, transportation, public infrastructure, industrial, and defence sectors. Backed by a global organisation, you'll gain opportunities to enhance your technical leadership, build client relationships, and contribute throughout the project lifecycle.

You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to schemes at different stages of the project lifecycle, from feasibility, optioneering and technical review through to detailed design, construction support, site inspection and completion. This includes live and emerging work associated with airports, universities, local authorities, emergency services, energy networks, substations, transport infrastructure, building safety, retrofit and the assessment and strengthening of existing assets. The breadth of work offers excellent scope to apply senior technical judgement, develop client relationships and support collaborative delivery across multidisciplinary teams.

Your role

• Apply technical skills to a wide range of building structures and design scenarios.

• Develop conceptual solutions through to detailed design stages.

• Assist in delivering projects within defined programme and cost parameters.

• Contribute to the multi-disciplinary team approach on projects.

• Undertake research, data collection, and presentation of findings.

• Present results to clients under supervision of a lead designer.

• Present findings and solutions through excellent written communication and report writing.

• Represent AtkinsRéalis at site visits and design team meetings.

• Ensure compliance with Quality Assurance procedures.

• Work in accordance with BIM standards, Digital Plan of Work, and BIM Execution Plans.

• Support and mentor junior or less experienced team members.

• Maintain and develop a broad technical skillset.

• Demonstrate proactive commitment to self-development.

About you

• You’ll bring a strong technical foundation along with a proactive and collaborative approach.

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.

• Chartered Member of a relevant professional body, such as IStructE or ICE.

• Chartered status is mandatory for this role.

• Experience designing with traditional materials (steel, concrete, timber, masonry) to Eurocodes.

• Familiarity with structural analysis software (e.g. Tekla Structural Designer, Robot, Revit – desirable).

• Willingness to learn and adopt new tools and technologies.

• Interest in digital engineering, automation, and parametric design.

• Strong communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and take initiative.

• Flexible and versatile in approach, undertaking design, inspection and technical advisory work, with responsibility for project aspects commensurate with proven capability and experience.

• Curious mindset and enthusiasm for collaboration and idea-sharing.

• Willingness to travel and work across different offices when required.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.