Senior Bridge Asset Leader for Major Structures

TXM Recruit; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and professional development

Ownership of a nationally significant,

24 days annual leave

Option to purchase additional annual,

Job summary

TXM Recruit is supporting a leading infrastructure organisation in the appointment of a Bridge Manager to oversee inspection, maintenance and operational management of a major highway structure in the South West. The role blends asset management, technical engineering expertise and hands-on leadership to deliver safe, efficient operation.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team across inspection, maintenance, renewals and critical repairs, ensuring risks are understood and mitigated while

Qualifications

• Significant experience with bridges or complex civil engineering structures.
• Structures-based asset management, inspection and maintenance experience.
• Leadership of multidisciplinary engineering and operational teams.
• Experience delivering maintenance, repair or renewal programmes.
• Knowledge of CDM and Principal Contractor responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading structural inspection, maintenance, repair and renewal activities
• Providing technical and operational leadership across a complex major structure
• Interpreting inspection findings, structural defects and associated engineering risks
• Managing and developing a multidisciplinary inspection and operations team
• Coordinating planned, reactive and time-critical engineering works
• Overseeing workbanks, programmes, access arrangements and resources
• Managing specialist contractors and the wider engineering supply chain
• Supporting structural renewal schemes through design and construction
• Ensuring effective integration between inspection, maintenance, construction and operational activities
• Managing programme, cost, risk, safety and contractual performance
• Ensuring compliance with CDM and Principal Contractor responsibilities
• Driving operational efficiency, productivity and value for money
• Working closely with the client, local authorities and other senior stakeholders
• Supporting incident response and coordinating urgent engineering repairs
• Ensuring works are delivered safely while minimising disruption to the travelling public

Skills

Bridges / large structures

Operational leadership

Stakeholder management

NEC contracts experience

Education

Chartered or Incorporated status in Civil/Structural Engineering

Job description

TXM Recruit is supporting a leading infrastructure organisation in the appointment of a Bridge Manager to oversee inspection, maintenance and operational management of a major highway structure in the South West. The role blends asset management, technical engineering expertise and hands-on leadership to deliver safe, efficient operation.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team across inspection, maintenance, renewals and critical repairs, ensuring risks are understood and mitigated while