Wireless Structural Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Produce structural designs, calculations, and assessments for telecoms sites including towers, rooftops, poles, and temporary works.
• Review site survey data and interpret structural requirements for upgrades, new builds, and decommissioning works.
• Provide structural input into site design packs, ensuring compliance with client specifications and relevant standards.
• Act as the responsible engineer for UK structural sign-off, ensuring all designs meet British Standards, Eurocodes, and client requirements.
• Work closely with internal design teams, build managers, rigging teams, and external contractors to support safe and efficient delivery.
• Collaborate daily with our team of 17 internal Structural Engineers based in Málaga to coordinate workloads, share technical expertise, and ensure consistent design quality across all projects.
• Conduct structural risk assessments and advise on mitigation measures.
• Update company and client systems with structural documentation, reports, and approvals.
• Review contractor proposals, method statements, and installation techniques to ensure structural integrity is maintained.
• Support tendering activities by providing structural scope, design requirements, and technical clarifications.
• Assist with structural elements of handover documentation, ensuring all evidence is complete and compliant.
• Ensure all structural work adheres to industry regulations, British Standards, Eurocodes, and client-specific requirements.
• Provide technical support during construction, addressing structural queries and resolving issues promptly.
• Carry out quality assurance checks on structural deliverables and implement corrective actions where required.
  
  

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as a Structural Engineer within the telecoms industry or a closely related infrastructure sector.
• Strong understanding of telecoms structures including lattice towers, monopoles, rooftops, grillages, and small-cell installations.
• Proficient in structural analysis software and calculation tools.
• Good understanding of rigging loads, wind loading, and equipment loading for 4G/5G deployments.
• Familiarity with telecoms design processes, build permitting, and H&S compliance.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, surveys, and structural inspection reports.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across engineering, build, and field teams.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple design tasks across different regions.
• Experience producing clear, accurate, and compliant structural documentation.
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree in Structural Engineering or Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
• Chartered or working toward chartership (ICE, IStructE) is highly desirable.
• Training in rooftop access, RF awareness, and working at height is beneficial.
• Valid Health & Safety certifications (e.g., IOSH Managing Safely, SMSTS) are advantageous.
• Proficiency with structural design software (e.g., Robot, Tower analysis tools) is desirable.
  
  

Why Connect44?

• Join a growing Build Department and be on the ground floor to expand Connect44 Build.
• Flat Hierarchy and quick decision making.
• Car Allowance
• Hybrid Working
• Private Health Insurance.
• 25 Days of Annual Leave.