Principal Bridge Engineer - Gloucestershire

WSP; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Engineer, where you will lead impactful projects that enhance local communities. With a focus on health and safety, you'll guide your team in delivering high-quality services while collaborating with diverse professionals. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to major projects that improve the transport network in Gloucestershire. Embrace this chance to shape your career and make a meaningful difference in the community. Apply today and be part of a talented team dedicated to innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading highways structures projects, assessments, and inspections.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation supporting health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to maintain and enhance structures across the County.
• Support client’s officers and collaborate with colleagues on delivery objectives.

Skills

Project Management

Health and Safety Compliance

Communication Skills

Innovative Thinking

Civil Engineering Knowledge

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
A little more about your role…

You will join our Structures team in Gloucester, right at the start of WSPs long-term professional services contract for Gloucestershire County Council (GCC). Under this collaborative contract we are based in the client’s office, directly support our client’s officers and share a set of delivery objectives.

You will work within a team of established professionals with an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the varied structures within the county. You will be further supported by structures colleagues from across WSP who provide additional resources and specialist expertise to deliver high quality services.

The 2025/26 financial year is an exciting time with GCC providing considerable additional funding to the structures programme to protect and improve their structural assets. We have an extensive programme of design schemes, assessments and inspections to provide a fast paced and varied workload. As a Principal Engineer within the team you will play a vital role in leading projects and programmes to maintain and enhance structures across the County, always ensuring we deliver value for Gloucestershire’s highway users.

In addition, Gloucestershire has an ambitious programme of major projects to enhance the transport network and boost the economy of the county. These provide further potential to be involved in the design and construction of notable new structures.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• A passion for working on projects that make a real difference to local communities.
• A mature approach to Health and Safety, promoting high standards and setting an example for the team, colleagues and clients. An excellent knowledge of the relevant legislation which you can use to support and guide colleagues and clients.
• Experience in leading highways structures projects, assessments and/or inspections.
• The ability to bring your knowledge, ideas and innovative thinking to challenge and improve the way we work.
• A Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer.
• Evidence of being a confident communicator able to convey your point of view and keep stakeholders and colleagues informed.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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