SENER is a private engineering and technology group founded in 1956 that operates globally across the Aerospace, Energy, Mobility, and Marine sectors. With a workforce of over 3,000 professionals, the company is renowned for its high-tech solutions, ranging from solar thermal plants and high-speed rail systems to complex satellite components and naval design.

Headquartered in Getxo (near Bilbao), SENER maintains a significant footprint in Spain with major operational centers in Madrid and Barcelona. For international professionals, the company offers a highly technical and multicultural environment where English is frequently used for global projects, making it an attractive destination for specialized engineers and tech experts looking to work on large-scale international infrastructure and defense contracts.

Founded in 1956 by Enrique de Sendagorta Aramburu as a marine engineering firm, SENER was the first Spanish engineering company to be established. It expanded into aerospace in the 1960s and has since grown into a diversified global technology group with a presence on five continents.

For international professionals

Offers opportunities in highly specialized fields such as Aerospace, Defense, and Renewable Energy.
Headquartered in the Basque Country (Getxo), offering a high quality of life and a unique cultural experience outside of the Madrid/Barcelona hubs.
Global project reach often requires English proficiency, facilitating integration for international engineering talent.
Strong focus on innovation and R&D, providing a stimulating environment for technical career growth.
Maintains a significant presence in Madrid (Vicálvaro) and Barcelona, providing flexibility in geographic location within Spain.

Lead Structural Engineer

SENER

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Quark is the Data Center specialized engineering arm of the SENER Group, an international benchmark in engineering and technology. We work on projects of high technical complexity for top-tier clients, from the earliest definition phases to commissioning. Our team is demanding, multidisciplinary, and expanding.

We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer with proven experience in industrial projects with high technical requirements, capable of technically leading work teams within a multidisciplinary and international environment. A person with their own professional judgment, an integrative vision, and the ability to serve as a technical reference within a multidisciplinary and international team.

What you will do

• Lead the structural development of Data Center projects: from the definition of solutions in the bidding phase to supervision during execution.

• Coordinate structural design with architecture, MEP (electricity, HVAC, cooling), and specialized suppliers.

• Apply specific Data Center criteria.

• Control the management of deliverables.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Civil Engineering, or Architecture with a master's in structures.

• More than 15 years of experience in structural design and calculation.

• More than 5 years leading technical teams.

• Experience in high-demand industrial building projects: Data Centers, logistics warehouses, or similar.

• Steel, concrete, and prefabricated structures.

• Projects in different phases: design, construction, and value engineering.

• Proficiency in structural calculation tools: SAP2000, ETABS, CYPE and/or Robot.

• High level of technical English (essential): projects are international and documentation is managed in English.

• Availability to travel occasionally according to project needs.

What do we offer?

· Flexible working hours and hybrid work policies.

· Access to a flexible compensation plan.

· Physical and emotional well-being program.

· Job stability and participation in long-term projects with high international impact.

· Wide range of training and tools for professional development and technical career advancement.

· Collaborative and multidisciplinary work environment that encourages proactivity and autonomy.

· Commitment to equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. Sener is an entity committed to work-life balance and social responsibility.

The work base can be in several of our offices, according to the needs of the project. If you are interested in joining a cutting-edge technical team and working on high-complexity projects, we invite you to send us your application.

View original advert (Spanish)

Quark es la ingeniería especializada en Data Centers del Grupo SENER, referente internacional en ingeniería y tecnología. Trabajamos en proyectos de alta complejidad técnica para clientes de primer nivel, desde las fases más tempranas de definición hasta la puesta en marcha. Nuestro equipo es exigente, multidisciplinar y está en expansión.

Buscamos un/a Ingeniero/a Senior de Estructuras con experiencia demostrada en proyectos industriales de alta exigencia técnica, con capacidad para liderar técnicamente equipos de trabajo, en un entorno multidisciplinar e internacional. Una persona con criterio propio, visión integradora y capacidad para ser referente técnico dentro de un equipo multidisciplinar e internacional.

Qué harás

• Liderar el desarrollo estructural de proyectos de Data Centers: desde la definición de soluciones en fase de oferta hasta la supervisión en ejecución.

• Coordinar el diseño de estructuras con arquitectura, MEP (electricidad, HVAC, refrigeración) y proveedores especializados.

• Aplicar criterios específicos de Data Centers.

• Controlar la gestión de entregables.

Requisitos:

• Máster en Ingeniería Civil / Caminos, Canales y Puertos, o Arquitectura con máster en estructuras.

• Más de 15 años de experiencia en diseño y cálculo estructural.

• Más de 5 años liderando equipos técnicos.

• Experiencia en proyectos de edificación industrial de alta exigencia: Data Centers, naves logísticas o similares.

• Estructuras metálicas, de hormigón y prefabricadas.

• Proyectos en distintas fases: diseño, construcción y value engineering.

• Dominio de herramientas de cálculo estructural: SAP2000, ETABS, CYPE y/o Robot.

• Inglés técnico alto (imprescindible): los proyectos son internacionales y la documentación se gestiona en inglés.