Structural Engineer

Location/s: Belfast, UK
Recruiter contact: Christopher Raybould

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit  
The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.  

Overview of the role
Our Structures Team in the Belfast office work on a wide variety of projects in the Built Environment Sector including the Casement Park Stadium, Strule Shared Education campus, H&W Regeneration of Shipbuilding Operations and Belfast International Airport Terminal Extension and many others. The Belfast office is 1 of 3 principal offices on the island, and structural engineering resources are shared across the Belfast, Dublin and Cork offices, and other offices in the UK, particularly those in Scotland and the North of England. The team in Belfast also collaborate with other offices on projects in sectors including Transport, Water, Energy and Advisory.

As a Structural Engineer you will help to deliver a range of projects including those in the education, transport, industrial and health sectors.

Reporting to a Senior or Principal Engineer and working as part of the design team you will contribute to the following project inputs:

• Designing building structures using Eurocodes and a range of materials including concrete, steel, masonry, and timber
• Working with multi-disciplinary teams in the preparation of design solutions
• Preparation of structural sketches, reports and specifications
• Coordinating the structural design with other disciplines, with the use of BIM tools
• Representing Mott MacDonald at design and site team meetings
• Preparation of tender documentation
• Undertaking site inspections and preparing the associated site reports

Candidate specification
This role needs someone who is passionate about their work and who can use their experience as an engineer to deliver solutions that meet our clients’ requirements and in return we will provide excellent opportunities for career progression.

Essential:

• BEng or MEng in structural or civil engineering
• Experience working as a structural design engineer on multi-disciplinary building projects
• Experience/Familiarity in the use of Eurocodes
• Experience in the use of structural design software packages
• Computer literate, MS Word and Excel
• The ability to communicate effectively and professionally

Desirable:

• Aware of a range of BIM tools and appreciates the relative advantages/disadvantages
• An understanding of contractual issues and risks relating to delivery of projects
• Ability to communicate and manage project milestones and deal with potential issues that may arise
• Ability to work with colleagues in various locations, including remotely and overseas
• Ability to coach and mentor junior members of the team (including newly graduated engineers and others)

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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