Senior Structural Engineer

• Location:
  Aberdeen, Bridge of Don
• Start date: as soon as a successful candidate is identified
• Staff position, permanent contract, full-time, Hybrid working
• Corporate Benefits:
  We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, gym discounts, partnerships & pension plan

Purpose of the position: As a Senior Structural Engineer, you will work alongside another Structural Engineer within the Engineering team of our ROV operations department in Aberdeen.
How can you support us? Here below your responsibilities:

• Prioritise safety of personnel, environment and equipment.
• Perform structural checks of ROV equipment, following industry codes and standards.
• Design (structural elements) of ROV equipment.
• Specify load test requirements for ROV equipment.
• Supervise third party structural designs of ROV equipment.
• Produce structural engineering deliverables: design reports, calculations templates, scopes of work.
• Supervise draughting of (structural elements) of ROV equipment.
• Provide advice for interfaces with Classification Societies.
• Support estimating of structural engineering activities.
• Advise/mentor engineers.
• Support on-site activities, when required

What are we looking for?
Education: MEng, Structural Engineering (or comparable); or experience equivalent
Licenses/Certifications: Chartership would be a plus
Experience:
Proven experience of structural engineering analysis and design.
Technical skills:
Detailed knowledge of industry codes (e.g. AISC, Eurocode for steel design).
Familiarity with processes for fabrication and non-destructive examination.
Confident in the design/specification of lifting equipment.
Confident in the use of finite elements analysis: beam element and 3D simulation
IT skills:

• Confident in the use of calculation tools (e.g. Mathcad)
• Confident in the use of CAD (2D and 3D)
• ANSYS or STAAD.Pro would be a plus

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed.

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