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Additional Information

Why join us?

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

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Company Description

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

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Job Description

ALTEN is seeking a Senior Structural Design Engineer to support the delivery of major engineering and infrastructure projects. This role combines technical leadership with team management responsibilities, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality structural engineering solutions across the full project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will lead a team of engineers and designers, provide technical direction, and act as a key interface between clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary project teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical oversight for structural engineering activities from concept through to detailed design.
• Plan and allocate resources across multiple projects and work packages.
• Review and approve structural calculations, reports, drawings and technical deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, codes and client specifications.
• Coordinate with civil, mechanical, systems and project management teams.
• Support design reviews, technical governance and engineering assurance activities.
• Identify and manage technical risks and engineering challenges.
• Mentor and support the development of junior engineers.
• Act as the technical point of contact for clients and stakeholders.
• Support bid activities, proposals and project planning where required.
• Drive quality, continuous improvement and best engineering practices.
• Lead and develop a team of Structural Engineers and Designers.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Proven experience delivering structural engineering projects within regulated or complex engineering environments.
• Previous experience leading engineering teams, technical packages or project delivery teams.

Strong experience in:

• Steel Design
• Reinforced Concrete Design
• Structural Analysis
• Design Reviews
• Engineering Assurance
• Technical Leadership
• Experience producing and reviewing structural engineering calculations and reports.
• Understanding of relevant design codes and standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalentmilitary experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards chartership.
• Experience within Nuclear, Energy, Infrastructure, Defence or Industrial sectors.
• Experience with structural analysis software such as STAAD.Pro, Robot, Tekla Structural Designer or similar.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering teams.

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