Lead Bridges Engineer – Rail Projects

Mott MacDonald; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matching 4.5–7%

Life assurance 4x basic salary

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Employee ownership

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is recruiting a Technical Principal to join the Bridges team in Manchester, leading a range of rail projects across the UK and Ireland. You will drive technical excellence, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage client relationships, and support business development and bids.

The role offers collaboration with a global engineering network, a hybrid working policy, and opportunities to shape a growing regional Bridges capability while delivering high-profile rail infrastructure

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a relevant Engineering field.
• Chartered Professional with a relevant Institution.
• Extensive experience in the UK rail sector.
• Experience in CRE role and railway bridge projects.
• Proven ability in business development and work winning.
• Strong leadership and technical leadership capabilities.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the rail portfolio within our Bridges team.
• Lead projects, focusing on technically excellent civil engineering design solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and support to our team and project portfolio.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients and interfacing rail leads.
• Act as Contractors Responsible Engineer (CRE).
• Prepare and review project documents, reports, drawings and specs.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and implement solutions.
• Mentor engineers and support career development.

Skills

Rail leadership

CRE/CEM experience

Bridge design

Stakeholder management

Civil software

Bid management

Client relations

Leadership

Education

Degree in engineering

Chartered engineer

Tools

MicroStation

STAAD.Pro

RAM Structural

Job description

Mott MacDonald is recruiting a Technical Principal to join the Bridges team in Manchester, leading a range of rail projects across the UK and Ireland. You will drive technical excellence, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage client relationships, and support business development and bids.

The role offers collaboration with a global engineering network, a hybrid working policy, and opportunities to shape a growing regional Bridges capability while delivering high-profile rail infrastructure