Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Senior Bridge Engineer to join its highways and infrastructure team on a permanent basis. The role will involve the optioneering, design and assessment of highway structures, including bridges and retaining walls, while providing technical leadership within a small design team.

• Lead and mentor design teams undertaking structural analysis, optioneering and feasibility studies
• Design and assess bridge, retaining wall and other highway structures
• Prepare tenders, detailed designs, contract documents and technical reports
• Provide technical analysis, practical guidance and experience-based leadership across structures projects
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and other disciplines to deliver an integrated service
• Identify innovative solutions that provide best value for clients and project stakeholders
• Support and develop junior members of the design team through mentoring and knowledge sharing
• Promote strong health and safety, environmental, quality and CDM practices throughout project delivery

• Degree qualification in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or a related discipline
• Professional engineering qualification or demonstrable progress towards professional registration
• Significant experience in bridge engineering and highway structures design or assessment
• Strong knowledge of structural design codes, including Eurocodes and British Standards
• Understanding of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works and CDM regulations
• Strong technical design, structural analysis and practical problem-solving skills
• Project management experience relating to bridge design or other infrastructure disciplines
• Excellent communication, collaboration, leadership and time management skills

• Permanent opportunity within the highways and infrastructure sector
• Opportunity to contribute to a varied structures programme of work
• Scope to lead projects and influence innovative engineering solutions
• Support for professional development and progression
• Collaborative working environment with opportunities to mentor junior engineers

If you are an experienced Senior Bridge Engineer with a strong background in highway structures, design and technical leadership, apply now to join our client's professional infrastructure team.