Senior Structural Engineer - (Wastewater Treatment Projects)

Description

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Senior Structural Engineer - (Wastewater Treatment Projects) – Portugal (Lisbon) - New Design House

About Us:

Glanua Engenharia is the Portuguese-based Technical Hub of the Glanua Group, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable engineering solutions across Ireland and the UK. Established to support the design and delivery of critical water and wastewater infrastructure, our Lisbon office brings together expertise in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, Process, and Structural Design. At Glanua Engenharia, we are driven by a shared mission to tackle environmental challenges and contribute to a cleaner, decarbonised, and more sustainable world.

The Role:

As part of our strategic growth, we are seeking a Senior Structural Engineer who will work as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to bring water and wastewater infrastructure projects from concept stage through to Construction. In this role you will work to develop engineering design solutions to meet the Client’s needs following these through to the process commissioning stage to ensure the successful outcome of the project.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The main duties and responsibilities of this role are outlined as follows:

Design & Technical Leadership

• Lead the design of structural elements projects, typical examples could include but not be limited to reinforced concrete design, structural steel design and foundation engineering
• Autonomously develop a pipeline of work through engagement with the various project teams.
• Provide detailed structural calculations, reports and drawings in compliance with Eurocodes, BS, and industry standards
• Be able to undertake technical analysis and optioneering to determine solutions that are constructible and offer value for money.
• Oversee design quality assurance, checking, and approval processes. Lead the development and implementation of such procedures and processes where a need is identified.
• Ensure Health, Safety, Environmental & Sustainability standards, policies and procedures are developed into the proposed designs.
• Ensure Designs are developed and delivered in line with Irish Construction Regulations (2013) and the UK CDM Regulations 2015.
• Liaise with other disciplines and understand the interfaces within a project.
• Contribute as required to events such as Bid Clarifications, Kick off meetings, HIRAs, Design Reviews, etc.
• Project Management & Delivery
• Coordinate structural input across multiple design packages in tandem with civil, mechanical, electrical, and process disciplines
• Manage the tracking and performance of deliverables, this shall include but not be limited to: Pricing design packages, managing lookahead programmes and contributing to monthly cost reports to ensure design costs are tracked appropriately.
• Ensure timely delivery of design outputs to meet programme and budget requirements
• Support technical reviews, risk assessments, and value engineering exercises
• Develop a department organisational structure and lead with an engaging and educational management style.
• Complete design solution within set budget and when possible generate efficiencies against same. Tracking of design costs versus budgets to inform future pricing.
• Work as part of a team in the delivery of one or more projects at any one time, embracing the ethos of a “one team” culture.
• Team & Stakeholder Collaboration
• Liaise with internal teams, contractors, and client representatives to ensure smooth project execution.
• Proficiency in communicating in English and Portuguese.
• Mentor and develop junior and graduate engineers, providing technical guidance and leadership.
• Support the BIM and digital delivery strategy through collaborative model development and coordination.
• Site & Client Interface
• Attend site visits in Ireland and the UK to carry out inspections, technical assessments, and client meetings.
• Provide structural advice during construction stages, including review of method statements and resolution of site queries.
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

The main knowledge, skills and experience required of the role are outlined as follows:

• Bachelors/MSc Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer with a relevant Professional Body, ideally the Institution of Structural Engineers
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience, preferably in the Water & Wastewater sector.
• In depth knowledge of reinforced concrete, structural steel and foundation design.
• Temporary works design experience is desirable, but not essential
• Experience in Geotechnical Engineering to determine ground conditions suitable for foundation construction
• Experience in programme and budget management
• Proficiency in structural analysis software.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, fluency in written and spoken English
• Excellent planning, organisational, training, teamwork, problem resolution and presentation skills
• Excellent literacy, numeric and IT skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office packages
• Full Clean European driving licence.
  
  
  

Salary

Negotiable