Bridge And Civil Structures Principal Engineer

Arup; Ledston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Job summary

Arup's Bridges and Civil Structures team is seeking a talented engineer to contribute from feasibility through detailed design and asset management, delivering high-quality design and consultancy.

You will lead technical delivery in multidisciplinary teams, manage client relationships, support bids, and mentor junior colleagues, with Chartered status preferred.

Join a global practice that values collaboration, career development and a comprehensive reward package.

Qualifications

• Experience designing bridges and civil structures across rail, highway and pedestrian schemes.
• Lead design delivery in a multidisciplinary environment with strong reporting skills.
• Chartered status in bridge or rail civil structures preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leading design delivery as a Project Manager in a multidisciplinary environment, with strong client-facing and reporting skills.
• Managing teams producing drawings, reports, specifications and risk registers.
• Supporting bids, preparing tender submissions and assisting with contractual and financial documents.

Skills

Bridge design

Civil structures

Project management

Client-facing

Mentoring

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join and help grow our successful Bridges and Civil Structures team. We work on a diverse portfolio of projects, from complex rail and highway bridges to station structures, deep retaining solutions and renewable energy infrastructure. Our focus is on delivering high‑quality design and consultancy services that add real value for our clients and the communities we serve.

In this role, you’ll contribute to projects at every stage — from feasibility and scheme design through to detailed design, construction support and long‑term asset management. You’ll play a key role in leading technical delivery within multidisciplinary teams, supporting bids, shaping best practice and helping develop the next generation of engineers within the group.

Is this role right for you?

• Designing bridges and civil structures across rail, highway and pedestrian schemes, as well as stations and deep retaining/buried structures.
• Contributing to all project stages, including feasibility, detailed design, construction support and asset management.
• Leading design delivery as a Project Manager in a multidisciplinary environment, with strong client‑facing and reporting skills.
• Managing teams producing drawings, reports, specifications and risk registers.
• Supporting bids, preparing tender submissions and assisting with contractual and financial documents.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to junior colleagues, including acting as a Delegated Engineer or Supervising Civil Engineer.
• Applying strong technical skills in bridge design, rail civil structures and retaining/buried structure design (chartered status preferred).

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.