Subject: Application: Ingénieur structure béton armé, [Company], [City]
Dear [Recruiter's Name],
I am applying for the structural engineer position in your [City] design office. I graduated from [School] in civil engineering and have since worked [x] years in a design office specialised in reinforced concrete buildings.
I size structures for housing, schools and car parks under Eurocodes 2 and 8, using Arche and Robot, and I supervise two projeteurs on drawing production. On a recent school project in a seismic zone, the architect's design created a soft storey on the ground floor. I proposed a set of concrete shear walls integrated into the classrooms' partitions, which the architect accepted and which saved the client a costly redesign. I also attend site meetings during execution, answer contractors' queries and check rebar on site before major pours, which keeps me close to the realities of construction.
Your recent work on large public buildings and timber-concrete hybrid structures matches the direction I want to take. I would like to apply my concrete experience to these projects and learn Eurocode 5 design with your team. I am comfortable with Revit for model coordination and I read geotechnical reports to discuss foundation options with the soil engineer.
I would be glad to discuss your current projects in an interview.
Yours sincerely,[First Name Last Name]