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Associate, Structural Engineer - Expert Witness Advisory Services

Ridge & Partners LLP • Salford, Greater Manchester

Salary

£59k – £59k

Posted

29 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Ridge & Partners LLP is hiring a Associate, Structural Engineer - Expert Witness Advisory Services in Salford, a engineering role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £59k – £59k. Ridge & Partners LLP holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Due to the success of the current Expert Witness Advisory Services (EWAS) team, we are looking to expand by recruiting an experienced Chartered Structural Engineer with extensive design and construction experience. This is an opportunity for someone wishing to work as part of a specialist team on a range of cases, analysing buildings, technical information and contract documents to establish the root causes of construction disputes. Although previous experience as an Expert Witness would be ben…

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Employer: Ridge & Partners LLP — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £59k – £59k
How this salary compares: about 27% above the £46,716 median across 1,073 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Salford, Greater Manchester
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live engineering roles in Salford — browse them
Posted: 29 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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