Graduate Structural Engineer

  • Apprenticeship Reference: 2188716257-2
  • Date Posted: 10 June 2025
  • Apprentice Employer: Alan Baxter Partnership
  • Location: Maidstone, Kent
  • Apprentice Pay: On Application
  • Apprenticeship Sector: Civil Engineering, Driving, Engineering, Health and Safety

About this Apprenticeship

Due to staff turnover, we have a vacancy in our Maidstone Office for a Graduate Structural Engineer.


You would be working in a small, friendly team, handling the Structural aspects of a range of projects, varying from extensions and single properties up to housing estates, schools, industrial estates and more.


Your role will be full-time office-based and will include:

  • Designing in all the primary construction materials: steel, reinforced concrete, masonry and timber and learning to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the use of these materials for specific projects.
  • Extensive use of AutoCAD & Revit to produce drawings & details.
  • Learning to use a variety of methods of analysis and media, including traditional hand calculations and computer analysis using proprietary software, to solve structural engineering problems
  • Gaining knowledge of the use and review of appropriate Eurocodes, British Standards and specifications and applying these to the structural design of projects.
  • Liaising with Clients, Contractors, and other professionals.
  • Undertaking site visits to projects during construction
  • Undertake site visits to appraise existing structures


Essentials we are looking for:

  • Eagerness to learn more about Structural Engineering
  • An appropriate Engineering degree to a good standard (2.1 or better).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Basic use of AutoCAD.
  • MS Office Literate
  • Right to work in the UK.
  • UK Driving Licence


Useful experience:

  • Previous use of Structural Analysis software.
  • Previous use of AutoCAD
  • Previous Construction experience


What we offer:

  • Competitive Salary
  • First-class working environment in a rural location, close to Maidstone Town Centre
  • Mentoring to progress to Chartered Engineer status
  • Pension Scheme & Health Benefits
  • Payment of professional fees and reasonable training costs.