Company: Swindon Borough Council
Location: Swindon
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you will safeguard the safety, performance and long-term resilience of the Council’s housing and corporate property portfolio. You will act as a structural engineering expert, leading complex inspections, surveys and improvement works and mentoring junior staff. You will develop practical, proportionate solutions, manage technical specifications, and oversee high-value repair projects to time and budget. You will provide expert advice on structural risk and contribute to strategic decision-making, collaborating with contractors to ensure quality and safety. This is part of Swindon Borough Council’s transformation to deliver better public services and a more resident-focused, as‑
Responsibilities
- Lead detailed structural surveys and diagnose defects
- Develop and manage practical, proportionate solutions for repairs and improvements
- Prepare and oversee technical specifications and high-value repair works
- Manage contractor performance and on-site delivery to standards
- Provide expert advice on structural risk
- Support strategic decision-making and continuous improvement
- Mentor junior staff and promote best practice
Key requirements
- Significant experience in structural engineering
- Strong knowledge of structural design, defect diagnosis and contract management
- Experience leading complex or high-value works
- Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering with professional membership (or eligibility) such as IStructE
- Fluency in English
- sound judgment
- strong communication
- pragmatic approach to risk and delivery
- structural design
- defect diagnosis
- contract management
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Posted: October 21st, 2026