Structural Engineer

Your opportunity

We are recruiting for a Structural Engineer to join the team in our Leeds office. If you are ready for the next step in your career, this role is suitable for someone looking for the next step in their career or an experienced Engineer seeking new opportunities. You will work across a range of building structures and demonstrate the communication skills, initiative, and collaborative mindset needed to thrive in a high-performing team environment and contribute to the design, analysis, and delivery of building structures across a variety of sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, analysis, and delivery of building structures across a variety of sectors.
• Undertake structural design in steel and reinforced concrete, including multi-storey frames, steel portal frames, and both new-build and refurbishment projects.
• Prepare clear, well-structured technical documentation, calculations, and reports.
• Collaborate effectively with internal colleagues, external consultants, and clients to ensure coordinated and efficient project delivery.
• Support the development of proportionate, safe, and buildable structural solutions.
• Engage proactively in project meetings, design reviews, and team discussions.
• Contribute to a positive, supportive, and high-performance team culture.

Skills and experience you will have / possess

• Relevant university degree.
• Demonstrable experience in building structures, covering both steel and concrete design.
• Strong understanding of UK design codes, standards, and typical industry practice.

Personal Attributes

• Proactive, organised, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Motivated to achieve Chartered Engineer status (IStructE or ICE) within the near term.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical issues clearly.
• Ability to manage small to medium projects independently with the support provided by the senior members of the team.

About us

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,400+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They're the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you're hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you're motivated by ingenuity and if you're always aspiring to be the very best.