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FEA Structural Lead

Location:: Surrey
Sector:: Power
Job Type:: Permanent
Salary:: Market related
Reference:: SK/R/088225

Role

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

An FEA 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 FEA 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 FEA structural engineering activities on a project including the co-ordination and supervision of subordinates assigned to this task.
As the FEA Structural Lead, you will have experience in performing/supervising structural 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 FEA 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.
As the FEA Structural Lead, you will interface with other disciplines for the definition and management of engineering activities particularly related to structural design.
To Prepare high quality Design Reports and to maintain records in accordance with Department Operating Procedures

Skills and Qualifications Required:

Eng, M.Eng, or M.Sc in Civil/Structural Engineering or similar. Chartered Engineer or progressing towards charted status.
As the FEA Structural Lead, you will have proven offshore energy industry experience with a proven track record of delivering high quality Structural Engineering.
Ability to lead key project work scopes relating to finite element analysis to solve challenging problems and to work effectively within the department.
As the FEA Structural Lead, you will have experience in the design of offshore structures (oil & gas / offshore wind)
Familiarity with current Offshore Wind Foundation design practices and developments
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 FEA Structural Lead, you will have client-facing skills with good command of written and verbal English

Software:

MS Excel and hand calculations.
ANSYS
ABAQUS

First Recruitment Group are committed to finding the right candidates for our clients, and the right companies for our candidates to work for. We’re passionate about putting people first, and take pride in being able to offer an all-round service for candidates and clients with our payroll solution, MyPay+ and workforce management solution, Operam.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.

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