Senior Bridge Design Lead — High-Impact Transport Projects

Snc-Lavalin; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Professional development opportunities

Competitive salary

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Stockton, UK, seeks a senior Bridge Engineer to lead civil and structural design for highways and rail schemes. You will manage design packages and projects, supporting resourcing, budgets, and quality assurance.

The role requires Chartered status (ICE/IStructE) or working towards it, and a degree in Civil Engineering with hands-on bridge design, maintenance and assessment experience. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on large, dispersed projects.

Qualifications

• Chartered civil engineer with proven bridge design experience.
• Experience delivering highway/rail schemes from feasibility to detailed design.
• Track record of managing multi-disciplinary design teams and client interfaces.
• Knowledge of relevant standards (DMRB, Eurocodes, Network Rail Standards).

Responsibilities

• Lead the production and review of high-quality design documents (sketches, drawings, calculations, reports).
• Manage individual design packages or whole projects, including resourcing and budgets.
• Collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams across UK projects.
• Support bids, develop client relationships and ensure delivery within programme obligations.

Skills

Bridge design

Project leadership

Civil engineering design

Highways & rail design

Stakeholder management

Analytical/problem solving

Education

BEng/MEng/MSc Civil Engineering

Chartered ICE/IStructE or working towards

Tools

LUSAS

MIDAS

Autodesk Structural Bridge Design

Job description

AtkinsRéalis in Stockton, UK, seeks a senior Bridge Engineer to lead civil and structural design for highways and rail schemes. You will manage design packages and projects, supporting resourcing, budgets, and quality assurance.

The role requires Chartered status (ICE/IStructE) or working towards it, and a degree in Civil Engineering with hands-on bridge design, maintenance and assessment experience. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on large, dispersed projects.