Senior Structural Engineer

The Vacancy

Ready to take ownership of complex structural schemes and influence better design outcomes?

At SCP Infrastructure & Design, an RSK Group company, we are looking for an experienced Senior Structural Engineer to play a key role in delivering high-quality structural design solutions across a diverse portfolio of projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an established structural engineer who is ready to step up, leading technical delivery, mentoring others, and acting as a trusted technical authority within a collaborative, forward-thinking team.

Why This Role?

As a Senior Structural Engineer, you’ll move beyond task delivery and into true project influence. You’ll help shape structural solutions, guide junior engineers, and work closely with project managers, architects, and clients to deliver technically robust, efficient, and sustainable designs.

You’ll be empowered to challenge convention, drive continuous improvement, and contribute meaningfully to the structural design of bridges, culverts, retaining walls, utilities, occasional building structures, and temporary works, across most sectors — and covering most types of projects, from new build designs, design and build, and assessment and refurbishment.

Salary: £45,000 – £55,000 + 8% Employer Pension

Hours: 35-hour working week

Location: Manchester (Hybrid working)

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading the technical delivery of structural designs on medium to large projects
• Producing and checking structural calculations, drawings, and specifications to a high standard
• Designing in reinforced concrete, steel, masonry, and timber
• Providing day-to-day technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and graduates
• Coordinating design inputs with multidisciplinary teams to meet programme and quality objectives
• Reviewing outputs to ensure compliance with Eurocodes, DMRB, British Standards, and best practice
• Supporting client engagement and contributing to design meetings and technical discussions
• Identifying and managing structural risks and design challenges
• Championing quality, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team
  
  
  

What We’re Looking For:

Essential:

• Working towards chartership through ICE / IStructE
• BEng/BSc or MEng in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Typically 6–10+ years’ experience in structural engineering within a consultancy environment
• Proven experience delivering structural projects from concept through to construction
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience mentoring and developing junior engineers or graduates
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively with clients and stakeholders
  
  
  

Desirable:

• Experience across multiple sectors (highways, rail, marine, temporary works, and buildings)
• Experience working within BIM Level 1 and 2 environments.
• Assessment, refurbishment, retrofit, and structural appraisal experience
• Familiarity with temporary works or construction-stage support
• Awareness of NEC and/or JCT contracts
• Strong report-writing and design governance experience
• Proficiency in structural analysis and design software (e.g. Tekla, Lusas, Midas, STAAD, Masterseries)
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach to engineering challenges
• Full UK driving licence
  
  
  

What’s In It For You?

• Competitive salary of £45,000 – £55,000
• 35-hour working week
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Hybrid working with genuine flexibility
• Exposure to varied, high-profile UK projects
• Clear progression routes within a growing national consultancy
• Supportive culture that values collaboration, innovation, and sustainability
  
  
  

If you’re ready to take the next step in your structural engineering career and make a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.

RSK is an inclusive employer.

About Us

In January 2022, we joined the RSK group: a merger that mirrors each company’s commitment to an engaging and open company culture. We highly value our people’s input, building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients, and the desire to grow a strong and sustainable business. SCP will continue to serve its clients without any fundamental changes except by expanding our geographical capabilities and our team.

SCP is a specialist transportation planning, highway, and drainage infrastructure design consultancy that has been offering multi-disciplinary professional services to the private and public sectors since 1991. We have offices located strategically around the UK, including offices in Manchester, Leeds, and London. Our service grouping includes advising and supporting at the master-planning stages of development proposals, conducting detailed assessments for approvals processes and the implementation stages. The business also has long-established expert witness relationships with planning barristers across the UK.

SCP is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?