Structural Lead

Structural Lead
Permanent Staff
Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey - 3 days per week in office, 2 days per week from home
Offshore Wind sector

Do you have experience within Offshore Installation or Offshore Wind projects from a structural discipline?

A Structural Lead is required to work on a permanent staff basis based in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey to support a large company in the Offshore Wind sector.

As the Structural Lead, you will have experience in either Offshore Installation projects or Offshore Wind projects and you will be working on the design of Offshore Wind foundations.

Responsibilities

• To ensure satisfactory coordination and performance of all structural engineering activities on a project including the co-ordination and supervision of subordinates assigned to this task.
• As the Structural Lead, you will have experience in performing/supervising detailed design calculations in accordance with companies current requirements and the latest Industry Codes and Standards including statutory rules and regulations (DNV GL, API, AISC, EC and Norsok).
• To Review/comment and approve Structural drawings based upon Engineering Design.
• Preparation and checking of specifications and calculation reports in accordance with Company Standards.
• As the Structural Lead, you will ensure that all activities are carried out in a manner consistent with company policy on health, safety, quality and environmental matters in accordance with company specific procedures.
• Interface with other disciplines for the definition and management of engineering activities particularly related to structural design.
• As the Structural Lead, you will prepare high quality Design Reports and to maintain records in accordance with Department Operating Procedures
  
  Skills and Qualifications Required:
• B.Eng, M.Eng, or M.Sc in Civil/Structural Engineering or similar. Chartered Engineer or progressing towards charted status.
• As the Structural Lead, you will have proven offshore energy industry experience with a proven track record of delivering high quality Structural Engineering.
• Ability to lead a group of engineers to solve challenging problems and to work effectively within the department.
• Experience in the design of offshore structures (oil & gas / offshore wind)
• Familiarity with current Offshore Wind Foundation design practices and developments
  As the Structural Lead, you will have experience and knowledge of offshore wind regulations, codes of practice and design standards
• Familiarity with time domain, spectral and deterministic methods of fatigue assessment
• Alternative techniques of solving of complex structural problems (e.g. sub-modelling, influence matrix)
• As the Structural Lead, you will have client-facing skills with good command of written and verbal English.

Software:
- MS Excel and hand calculations.
- SACS
- ANSYS
- ABAQUS
- STAAD

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