What is a Structural Engineering Technician?

How a Structural Engineering Technician makes a difference

Structural engineering technicians help check the places we live, work and travel in are safe and strong. They work with engineers to plan and draw parts of buildings and bridges.

Their work helps stop structures from failing and keeps people protected. By checking designs and materials, they make sure projects follow safety rules. Without this role, buildings and structures might not be tested properly, which could put people at risk.

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The type of work a Structural Engineering Technician will do

Support engineers to design parts of buildings and structures
Create drawings and plans using computers
Check materials like steel and concrete
Visit building sites to inspect work
Use software to test how structures behave under weight
Measure forces acting on buildings and bridges
Work with engineers, architects and builders

Useful skills

Attention to detail

Skills & attributes

Useful skills

Communicating complex ideas

Skills & attributes

Useful skills

Precise

Skills & attributes

Useful skills

Problem solving

Skills & attributes

What you can bring to the Structural Engineering Technician role

You can think logically and solve problems

You enjoy using computers and design tools

You pay attention to small details

You are curious about how things are built

You enjoy drawing and planning

What you can bring to the Structural Engineering Technician role

This role could also be right for you if you are interested in the following areas:

- Computer design and drawing

- Maths and physics

- Buildings and construction

- Problem solving

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Future career opportunities for a Structural Engineering Technician

With experience and further study, structural engineering technicians can become senior technicians or team leaders. Some move on to become structural or civil engineers. Others go into areas like building design, surveying or project management as they gain more skills and qualifications.

How to become a Structural Engineering Technician

There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.

But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:

Options available after GCSEs:

A T-level in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction
An apprenticeship as an Engineering Design Technician or Structural Design Technician

Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.

A little more about the role

Exciting features...

This role lets you help create real things like bridges, stadiums, tall buildings and homes. You will see projects grow from ideas on a screen to real structures on site. You use modern technology to test designs and solve problems. Some days are spent in an office and others out on site. You play an important part in keeping people safe by safe by helping check that structural designs are carried out properly.

Other job titles...

You might also see this role listed under different job titles, including:

Structural technician
Structural CAD technician
Engineering design technician
BIM technician

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