Senior Structural Engineer

• Senior_structural_engineer_job_description_and_person_specification

How to apply

Interested candidates should initially apply with their CV and a covering letter stating the job title, and clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please send it to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk no later than the closing date shown below.

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Closing date: 1 September 2025
Provisional interview date: 10 September 2025

Reference: CBC25059
Salary details: £46,142 to £49,282 per annum
Job term: permanent
Appointment type: full time
Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Location: Town Hall, Chesterfield
Department: Corporate Property and Estates

CBC25059 - Job description and person specification.

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Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.

Do you have significant structural engineering experience in commercial and residential property?

Are you passionate about delivering first class customer service, experience, and ensuring resilient operations within a commercial property portfolio that includes but is not limited to leisure centres, commercial lets, office units, theatres, and shopping complexes, and residential?

Look no further, we are seeking a dedicated individual to join our team and contribute to the efficient delivery of first-class corporate facilities maintenance services.

As the senior structural engineer, you will principally support the corporate property team in delivering an excellent structural maintenance service, as well as develop, deliver, and oversee repairs and maintenance of our council’s commercial property portfolio. On occasion there will also be the opportunity to support colleagues in the residential team to ensure our housing stock is structurally sound.

Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that our commercial facilities are well maintained and operate at their optimum capacity.

This is a diverse role in a busy team and the applicant will need to have significant and broad experience of managing structural issues and requests for reporting, organising inspection schedules and following up actions, repairs and planned maintenance.

If you’re ready to take on a rewarding challenge and contribute to the efficient management of our council’s commercial property portfolio, we want to hear from you!

Apply now and be part of our dynamic team. You will need to be a driven self-starter, organise your own workload and have excellent communication skills with customers and within the team, plus a proven track record in working on commercial and residential property in a senior structural engineer role.

For a discussion about this post please contact Matt Godber via email at matthew.godber@chesterfield.gov.uk or for further information please view the job description and person specification attached.