Senior Structural Engineer

ASD Westok commenced manufacturing cellular beams for the UK steelwork industry in the late 1980s. Today, ASD Westok designs, supplies and fabricates a mix of cellular, plated, curved and shallow floor and roof beams for a wide variety of projects across the UK, Ireland and further afield. These schemes range in scale from modest small-scale projects to complex, award winning developments featuring the biggest players in our industry.

ASD Westok adds value by designing, supplying and fabricating the correct mix of cellular and plated floor and roof beams for building structure projects, supported by our technical advisory service offering design guidance and software.

Role overview

Westok’s free technical advisory service comprises a regionally based team of structural engineers, working closely with colleagues in sales and production in our head office in Leeds. As part of this team, the role involves engaging with and designing for structural engineers and steelwork contractors across the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe. The position centres on generating and safeguarding Westok specifications, identifying new opportunities, developing strong relationships within the industry, and managing projects through to completion to support business growth.

The successful candidate will be based at one of our UK wide sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical and sustainability guidance and support to engineers and contractors on a wide variety of steel‑framed building structures projects
• Carry out structural calculations to support the specification of Westok products for engineers and contractors
• Carry out value‑engineering calculations for projects where non‑Westok solutions are specified or are under consideration
• Take ownership of projects, managing them from initial enquiry through to final adoption on site.
• Work proactively with structural engineers and contractors to ensure Westok solutions are successfully specified and progressed
• Work closely with the sales and estimating team to demonstrate the technical, commercial, and sustainability benefits of a Westok solution
• Arrange, coordinate, and deliver CPD seminars to structural engineers, contractors, architects and other key stakeholders.
• Build, develop, and maintain a strong network of industry contacts to promote Westok products and capabilities
• Contribute to the development of winning strategies for competitive project scenarios.

Skills and Experience

• Degree‑qualified in structural or civil engineering (or a related technical discipline).
• Experience of the analysis and design of structural steelwork to EC, BS and other design codes either with a consulting engineering firm and/or steelwork
  contractor
• Have knowledge of the importance of sustainability in the construction industry
• Have a good understanding & experience of the technical and commercial
  aspects of building structure projects from concept design through to completion on site
• Desire to utilise design and business development skills outside of
  mainstream consulting engineering / steelwork contractor environment
• Have experience of using industry standard structural steelwork software
  packages, such as Tekla Structural Designer, SCIA Engineer, MasterSeries,
  Tekla Structures, REVIT, Robot, GSA, Idea Statica, Cellbeam etc;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with confidence in delivering technical seminars
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects, and build productive relationships.
• Commercial awareness and an interest in how technical solutions deliver value to clients.

The company and benefits

As well as a competitive salary we also offer an attractive benefits package which includes:

• Life Assurance
• Lease Cars by Salary Sacrifice
• Contributory Pension
• Long Service Awards
• Discount cards for shops and restaurants
• Holiday Trading
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Medicash Programme
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme