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• Company: Structural Engineer
• Salary: £60,000 - £85,000 per annum
• Type: Full Time
• Region: UK - London
• Town/City: Croydon, London
• Posted: 13/08/2025
• Listed in: Structural Engineer
• Reference: BBBH2553_1755088317

Job Description

Principal Structural Engineer

£60k-£85k

Croydon

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for complex schemes as an experienced structural designer.
• Act as technical lead and handle whole projects autonomously, providing complex design solutions.
• Have extensive buildings design experience; ideally be Chartered. Experience in the power sector is highly advantageous.
• Work on projects including substation design, battery storage facilities, blast resistant buildings, switch houses, GIS buildings, buildings to house transformer cells, and specialist steelwork structures and supports for underground and tunnel projects carrying heavy power cables.
• Design in steel and concrete with some masonry; projects range from small to multi-million £ schemes, including refurbishments and new builds.
• Travel to sites in London and the South East; a pool car is provided.

Qualifications

• Experienced hands-on structural design engineer
• Chartered status preferred
• Power sector experience advantageous

Benefits

• Base salary plus various benefits
• Hybrid working
• 9 day working fortnight, 23 holidays in addition to the 9 day fortnight scheme
• 36 hour week
• Healthcare cover, mobile phone and laptop
• Generous bonus scheme, Perks at Work, EV discount car scheme
• Social events and trips abroad

The company has a high staff retention rate and a collaborative, experienced team.

Sam Robson

07749 155538

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

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