Structural Lead

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Structural Lead
Permanent Staff
Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey - 3 days per week in office, 2 days per week from home
Offshore Wind sector

Do you have experience within Offshore Installation or Offshore Wind projects from a structural discipline?

A Structural Lead is required to work on a permanent staff basis based in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey to support a large company in the Offshore Wind sector.

As the Structural Lead, you will have experience in either Offshore Installation projects or Offshore Wind projects and you will be working on the design of Offshore Wind foundations.

Responsibilities

• To ensure satisfactory coordination and performance of all structural engineering activities on a project including the co-ordination and supervision of subordinates assigned to this task.
• As the Structural Lead, you will have experience in performing/supervising detailed design calculations in accordance with companies current requirements and the latest Industry Codes and Standards including statutory rules and regulations (DNV GL, API, AISC, EC and Norsok).
• To Review/comment and approve Structural drawings based upon Engineering Design.
• Preparation and checking of specifications and calculation reports in accordance with Company Standards.
• As the Structural Lead, you will ensure that all activities are carried out in a manner consistent with company policy on health, safety, quality and environmental matters in accordance with company specific procedures.
• Interface with other disciplines for the definition and management of engineering activities particularly related to structural design.
• As the Structural Lead, you will prepare high quality Design Reports and to maintain records in accordance with Department Operating Procedures
  Skills and Qualifications Required:
• B.Eng, M.Eng, or M.Sc in Civil/Structural Engineering or similar. Chartered Engineer or progressing towards charted status.
• As the Structural Lead, you will have proven offshore energy industry experience with a proven track record of delivering high quality Structural Engineering.
• Ability to lead a group of engineers to solve challenging problems and to work effectively within the department.
• Experience in the design of offshore structures (oil & gas / offshore wind)
• Familiarity with current Offshore Wind Foundation design practices and developments
  As the Structural Lead, you will have experience and knowledge of offshore wind regulations, codes of practice and design standards
• Familiarity with time domain, spectral and deterministic methods of fatigue assessment
• Alternative techniques of solving of complex structural problems (e.g. sub-modelling, influence matrix)
• As the Structural Lead, you will have client-facing skills with good command of written and verbal English.

Software:
- MS Excel and hand calculations.
- SACS
- ANSYS
- ABAQUS
- STAAD

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"The First team are highly experienced and knowledgeable across the recruitment spectrum and operate in the manner you would expect of a professional outfit of their stature. Their attention to detail and approach is faultless and their commitment and drive has helped our business with unique, complex and difficult recruitment requirements.

"Sarah, our Account Manager, is an incisive thinker as well as hardworking, diligent and reliable and has an extremely helpful and flexible approach to her work. This reflects in her team and with their ability to communicate at all levels in an honest and trusted consultative manner and gives us great faith in their ability to identify candidates who can help us to drive forward and achieve our business goals.

"I have no hesitation in recommending First as a recruitment partner and feel they would be worthy of selection for any engineering or manufacturing business looking for an intelligent and innovative solution."

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“There is nothing negative about the service that we’ve received from First. Without fail they have produced positive feedback. The fact that they have placed a diverse range of skills from PA's to Engineers, just goes to show that they have the core skills, intelligence, and initiative that make them great recruiters, and preferred partners.”

Multi-Sector Client

"It’s great to work with a recruitment agency we trust. The team at First Recruitment Group are friendly and straight talking and they continue to provide an excellent service. We’re proud to still be working with them after 20 years."

“We have required anumber of Quality Assurance/Quality Control candidates within the NuclearIndustry. Since early 2016 First Recruitment Group have provided a number ofQA/QC professionals in locations across the UK.

“We have been verypleased with both the quality of supply and the customer service demonstratedand will continue to use their professional services in the future.”

“I have worked with First Recruitment Group as my partner ofchoice across a number of large and challenging Oil & Gas projectsinternationally over recent years.

“First are a high performing business who are built oncredibility, honesty, expertise.

“As we push the frontiers of projects and move in to moreand more challenging and locations, First will continue to be my partner ofchoice to help us deliver our projects with confidence.”

TechnipFMC

"I have had the pleasure of working with First Recruitment Group over recent years and we have formed a great working relationship. Their understanding of our exacting requirements is outstanding.

"The First team are highly experienced and knowledgeable across the recruitment spectrum and operate in the manner you would expect of a professional outfit of their stature. Their attention to detail and approach is faultless and their commitment and drive has helped our business with unique, complex and difficult recruitment requirements.

"Sarah, our Account Manager, is an incisive thinker as well as hardworking, diligent and reliable and has an extremely helpful and flexible approach to her work. This reflects in her team and with their ability to communicate at all levels in an honest and trusted consultative manner and gives us great faith in their ability to identify candidates who can help us to drive forward and achieve our business goals.

"I have no hesitation in recommending First as a recruitment partner and feel they would be worthy of selection for any engineering or manufacturing business looking for an intelligent and innovative solution."

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