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Graduate Structural Engineer résumé example

A graduate two years into the IStructE route, with placement and design work told through the buildings it produced.

Written for United Kingdom, at entry level, in the engineering field, shown in the Cambridge design. Every name, employer, address and number below is invented.

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Isla Fairbairn — Graduate Structural Engineer

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Structural engineer two years into the graduate route to IStructE chartership, designing steel and reinforced-concrete frames for schools and residential blocks. Took a 1,400 m² teaching block from concept to construction issue, reworking the bracing to save 31 tonnes of steel against the tender scheme. Designs to the Eurocodes in Tekla Structural Designer and Revit.

Experience

Graduate Structural Engineer, Marlow Fenn Partnership · September 2024 – present

Buildings team of fourteen, working on education and residential schemes between £2m and £18m.

Designed the steel frame for a 1,400 m² teaching block from concept to construction issue, saving 31 tonnes of steel against the tender bracing layout.
Modelled and checked 60 reinforced-concrete transfer beams for a nine-storey residential scheme, clearing every one through internal review without a resubmission.
Set up the practice-wide Tekla-to-Revit export template, removing roughly six hours of manual remodelling per project.
Carried out 22 inspections on a live school extension and logged four setting-out errors before concrete was poured.

Placement Engineer, Halden Rowe Consulting · July 2022 – July 2023

Twelve-month industrial placement within the MEng programme.

Produced temporary-works designs for 14 excavation and propping schemes, all approved by the checking engineer first time.
Rebuilt the standard connection-design spreadsheets to BS EN 1993-1-8, replacing a set last revised under BS 5950.
Surveyed and assessed 31 masonry lintels on a Victorian mill conversion, of which 9 were found to need replacement.

Projects

Post-tensioned timber connections (MEng research project) — Cyclic testing of post-tensioned laminated veneer lumber beam-column joints.

Education

MEng Civil and Structural Engineering · University of Sheffield · September 2019 – June 2024

Skills

Design codes: BS EN 1990 & 1991, BS EN 1992 (concrete), BS EN 1993 (steel), BS EN 1996 (masonry), BS 5975 temporary works
Software: Tekla Structural Designer, Revit, AutoCAD, Robot Structural Analysis, MathCAD
Practice: Steel and RC frame design, Temporary works, Site inspection, Existing-structure appraisal, Contractor queries

Certifications

Graduate Member (GMIStructE) — Institution of Structural Engineers
CSCS Academically Qualified Person card — CITB
Temporary Works Coordinator — CITB

Why this Graduate Structural Engineer résumé works

The lead project is described by what the design saved: a 1,400 m² teaching block where reworked bracing saved 31 tonnes of steel against the tender scheme. That is a design decision, not just a drawing task.
Quality is shown through review outcomes: 60 reinforced-concrete transfer beams “without a resubmission” and 14 temporary-works designs approved first time, which is what a senior engineer looks for in a graduate.
Chartership progress is clear: Graduate Member (GMIStructE), the IStructE route named in the summary, and the Temporary Works Coordinator certificate from CITB.
The MEng research project gives a measured finding, 8% residual drift against the 15% assumed by design guidance, showing the analytical depth behind the First Class Honours.

Graduate Structural Engineer résumé: common questions

How long should a graduate structural engineer CV be?

Two pages at most in the UK, and one is fine for a first role. Cover your degree and placement, then the projects you designed with their size, material and your part in them.

Should a graduate engineer CV include a placement year?

Yes, as its own entry with the firm, length and two or three results. A year in industry often holds the strongest evidence a graduate has, especially approved designs or site work.

What software should a structural engineer CV list?

The analysis and modelling tools you use day to day, such as Tekla Structural Designer, Robot, Revit and AutoCAD, plus the Eurocodes you design to. Show each one in a project bullet.