Principal Bridge Engineer

Arcadis; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainable design and engineering is seeking a Principal Bridge Engineer in Leeds. The role involves leading project delivery, providing technical support, and managing client relationships in high-profile civil engineering projects. Ideal candidates will have a strong engineering background and experience in managing teams and complex projects.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising large, complex structural engineering projects.
• Experience leading a team of around 5 Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project delivery to meet time, quality, budget, and safety targets.
• Provide technical support and advice on projects.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Engineering Judgement

Commercial Awareness

Effective Communication

Education

BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Structural/Civil Engineering

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status

Job description

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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description

Our Bridges and Civil Structures team is involved in some of the UK’s most high profile, complex and stimulating projects that are diverse and technically demanding. We have an enviable reputation in the delivery of some of the UK’s and indeed the world’s most prestigious and challenging projects. Our current client portfolio includes the Department of Transport, Transport for Scotland, National Highways, Welsh Government, South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA), Transport for London, Local Authorities, London Borough Councils, Civil Engineering Contractors and International Governments, for whom we undertake the planning, design and supervision of civil engineering and transport solutions to exceed our client’s requirements.

As a global multi-disciplinary company, we also work closely with our other sectors and regions around the world. Based in the UK, the Bridges team supports all sectors and regions on bids and the delivery of high profile projects.

Reporting to the Bridges Team Leader, you will provide technical support into assigned projects ensuring successful delivery of technically challenging schemes. As we operate in such a diverse marketplace, we can safely say that you will gain an experience of working on a wide and varied portfolio of projects, including new build and existing assets, which will enhance your skills and test your technical knowledge.

You will be responsible for leading and managing the delivery of projects to meet time, quality, budgetary and health and safety targets, managing all aspects of the client relationship so that delivery exceeds client expectations, providing both direction and technical advice and leading by example where appropriate.

Accountabilities

• Experience of providing technical leadership and advice to project team members
• Experience of applying sound independent engineering judgement in the development of projects
• Commercial awareness of engineering project delivery
• Maintain and extend a sound theoretical approach to the application of technology in engineering practice
• Discuss ideas and plan competently and with confidence
• Effective personal and social skills
• Experience of delivery to a project’s quality management system
• Have a sound knowledge and experience of the management of design risks
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Have a BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng or equivalent in Structural / Civil Engineering
• Achieved Chartered or Incorporated Engineer professional status, or equivalent
• Have previous relevant experience including supervision of elements of large, complex structural engineering projects - bridges, retaining walls etc across both new build and existing assets.
• Experience of leading a team (around 5 Engineers), providing sound leadership support, whilst delivering on projects
  
  

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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