Principal Engineer(Bridges)

Amey; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional personal development,训练?

Competitive salary and compensation

Generous pension scheme, with extra贡献s

24 days annual leave, plus bankolidays

Family friendly policies for new orcar

Membership of our Affinity Networks

Two Social Impact Days each year, for

Job summary

Amey Consulting Structures in Sheffield is seeking a Principal Engineer (Bridges) to lead design teams on highway bridge projects. You will oversee technical work, bid preparation, and client engagement while advancing sustainable infrastructure concepts and ensuring high-quality deliverables across multiple locations.

The role requires Chartered Engineer status, extensive bridge experience, and proficiency with Lusas/Midas, with leadership responsibilities across sites.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status and professional registration required.
• Advanced knowledge of CDM and risk assessment in civil engineering.
• Extensive experience with highway structures and major bridges.
• Strong leadership and people management across locations.
• Proficiency with structural analysis and design software.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to design teams and clients.
• Lead preparation and review of designs, calculations, drawings, and documentation.
• Manage project budgets and costs to ensure commercial success.
• Engage with client and supplier representatives, including presenting proposals.
• Lead and contribute to bid preparation with accountability to the bid director.
• Act as people manager when required.
• Develop sustainable solutions for bridges and civil structures.
• Undertake and review structural analysis, design and assessment calculations.
• Manage production of carbon and cost estimates, 3D models, drawings and reports.
• Represent the structures practice in multi-disciplinary projects and meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Risk assessment

Client liaison

Budget management

Education

Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer (ICE/IStructE)

Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Lusas

Midas

Job description

Title: Principal Engineer(Bridges)

Requisition ID: 12042

Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.

Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future

Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight and collaboration.

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Principal Engineer to join our Amey Consulting Structures team in Sheffield. We have design hubs in across Scotland and the wider UK, including Birmingham, Stafford, Manchester, Sheffield, York, Bristol, Cardiff and Belfast. We're growing our Structural and Bridge Engineering teams at all levels. There's very likely a role that fits where you are and where you want to go.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Provide advice, guidance, and supervision to technical teams, operational managers, clients, and suppliers.
• Design Management: Lead the preparation and review of designs, calculations, drawings, and documentation to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery.
• Commercial Oversight: Manage project budgets and costs to ensure commercial success.
• Client and Supplier Liaison: Engage with client and supplier representatives, including presenting proposals.
• Bid Preparation: Lead and contribute to bid preparation, including technical and commercial offers, with accountability to the bid director.
• People Management: Assume the role of people manager when required by the business.
• Sustainable Solutions Development: Assist in developing practical, sustainable solutions for bridges and civil structures at all project stages.
• Structural Analysis: Undertake and review structural analysis, design, and assessment calculations.
• Technical Document Management: Manage the production of carbon and cost estimates, 3D models, drawings, reports, and other technical documents.
• Multi-disciplinary Representation: Represent the structures practice in multi-disciplinary projects and meetings with clients and stakeholders.

What You Will Bring To Us

• Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer (ICE/IStructE).
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Comprehensive understanding of CDM and risk assessment, experienced in managing and communicating project hazards and risks, and capable of acting as Principal Designer.
• Knowledge of relevant codes and standards such as DMRB and Eurocodes.
• Apply engineering theory to complex situations, adapting concepts for optimal outcomes.
• Expertise in design and specification processes, with the ability to manage and lead project teams.
• Excellent oral communication skills, able to present ideas effectively to peers, senior colleagues, clients, and deliver training workshops.
• Ability to resolve interface clashes and manage discipline-specific interfaces.
• Strong supervisory and people management skills, capable of managing technical teams across various locations and projects.
• Extensive experience with highway structures and / or major bridges, with a solid understanding of structural behaviour and analysis.
• Proficiency in software such as Lusas or Midas is mandatory.

What We Can Offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some Of Our Benefits Include

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays - holiday structure
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What We Do

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.