ROLE DESCRIPTION
Abbott Holliday Partnership is a Structural Engineering consultancy, based in the South-East and specialising in domestic and small commercial clients, operating as a family business for over 45 years. We are now underway with an ambitious programme of investment and growth, and require a number of Associate Structural Engineer (ASE) roles to conduct site visits for the purposes of defect inspections, design and/or expert witness cases.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conduct design jobs, attend site visit, prepare the necessary design, drawing and calculation work and submit to head office
- And/or conduct structural defect inspection jobs, attend site visit, prepare a report with your findings, conclusions and recommendations
- If you would like, involvement with litigation-related jobs, attend site visit, prepare a CPR-compliant report and if necessary, attend court as an Expert Witness
- Contribute regularly to online diary to keep others informed of commitments
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, CHARACTERISTICS & COMPETENCIES
- Chartered Engineer status
- Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent qualification
- Well-attuned to latest UK Building Regulations and design standards
- Communicate clearly in fluent English, spoken and written
- Prepare clear and detailed reports and / or drawings for peer reviewing
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, including paragraph and picture formatting layouts
- Access to a car and clean driving licence
DESIRED
- Experience managing staff
- Familiarity with structural design software and CAD
- Litigation or expert witness experience (training can be provided)
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Demonstrate common sense in order to scrutinise with a focus on what the client needs
- Confidence to make conclusive statements in own and peers’ reports
- Ability to produce high quality reports/drawings, attention to detail, spelling and grammar
- Possess a can-do attitude and work well with others in the team
- Ability to consider and present a solution when bringing a problem to the table
APPLICATION PROCESS
To submit an application with CV visit Job Application page. If short-listed you will be invited to interview and if successful, references obtained.
