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Graduate Trainee Structural Engineer

Employer
Sheffield City Council
Location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire (GB)
Salary
SCP 21 - 23 £26,975 - £27, 514
Closing date
8 Sep 2022
Reference
REQ000475

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Sector
Structural engineering jobs
Function
Structural Engineer
Contract Type
Temp
Hours
Full Time

If you are a recently graduated structural engineer looking to develop your career, then the Capital Delivery Service at Sheffield City Council may have the perfect opportunity you are looking for. 

Working for Sheffield City Council brings with it great opportunities and benefits.  We are proud of the offer we make to staff which includes one of the best pension schemes available in any sector and values that support family friendly working arrangements. 

In this role, you will contribute  to a wide range of projects including new build housing, schools, leisure facilities and corporate buildings, through to small scale extensions and refurbishments.

You will: 

  • Provide structural engineering services solutions across the portfolio
  • Be part of a multi-disciplinary team working cohesively as part of Capital Delivery Service
  • Benefit from a flexible hybrid mode of working
  • Have access to exceptional training and development opportunities
  • Contribute to the ongoing best practice of capital project delivery

Essential qualifications for the role: 

  • Degree in Structural Engineering or similar discipline.

Desired Qualities and Qualifications:  

  • Good standards of literacy and numeracy 
  • Excellent organisational skills 
  • Ability to work under own initiative and also within multi-disciplinary design teams 
  • Excellent and well proven assessment, design, and problem-solving skills, always showing openness to innovation
  • A good level of technical competence and construction knowledge 

The Capital Delivery Service team consists of 80+ staff in a variety of management, technical and professional roles and has an in-house multi-disciplinary design team (architecture, landscape, structural /civil engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering) that provides design services to a wide range of construction projects.  The Service is a fully traded one, charging fees for the services it provides and operating as a professional project design and delivery consultancy within the City Council.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups.  We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

For more information, contact Helen.mitchell2@sheffield.gov.uk

 

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