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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Bridge Engineer to join their dynamic team in Belfast. This role offers the chance to lead exciting projects, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to innovative infrastructure solutions. With a focus on sustainability and collaboration, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality engineering solutions. The company values work-life balance and offers flexible working arrangements, ensuring that you can thrive both personally and professionally. If you are passionate about engineering and looking for a supportive environment to grow your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Community Involvement Days

Career Development Opportunities

Recognition Bonus for Professional Qualifications

Wellbeing Programs

Discounts from Retailers

Hybrid Working Options

Support for Professional Development

Qualifications

Experience in Structures engineering, ideally in a similar role.
Ability to produce technically sound engineering solutions.
Knowledge of relevant software and analytical tools.

Responsibilities

Lead projects from start to finish, ensuring quality and compliance.
Mentor junior engineers and oversee their work.
Liaise with clients and manage project risks effectively.

Skills

Structural Engineering

Project Management

Risk Assessment

Client Liaison

Technical Standards Compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

LUSAS

Autodesk Structural Bridge Design

Amey Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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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 Senior Structures Engineer to join our Consulting Structures Team in Belfast. With shared office space in our Belfast office and the ability to work remotely we invite applications from across the Northern Ireland.

Our 130 strong Belfast Design Hub delivers a range of local, national and international projects for clients including Department for Infrastructure Roads, Translink, National Highways, Transport Scotland and Network Rail. Our multidisciplinary team encapsulates Highway Engineering, Bridge/Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, River & Coastal Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Traffic Engineering/Transport Planning, as well as being the BIM Centre of Excellence for Amey. This unique ecosystem offers our clients a one-stop shop and offers our staff the opportunity to grow and develop in a knowledge-rich environment, with specialists who are eager to assist and mentor their development.

Recent key projects include:

• £6m Lichfield Southern Bypass Railway Bridge

• £50m Churchill Flyover PTSI and Deconstruction

• Lifecycle management for the DBFO2 Network in Northern Ireland (M1, A4 and A1).

The role

As a Structures Engineer you will provide effective support and assistance to your Design Team Leader on a variety of Structures schemes whilst taking the lead on projects and mentoring junior engineers and technicians. Responsibilities include:

Leading a team, producing technically sound engineering solutions.
Taking ownership and leading projects from start to finish, from preparing the quotation all the way to handover.
Preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the criteria of quality, cost and programme.
Overseeing the actions of more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks and taking responsibility for their actions.
Contributing to the professional development of junior staff and acting as a Delegated Engineer.
Liaising with Client and supplier representatives at peer level, attending progress meetings, and responding to queries.
Managing a small, locally based single discipline technical team and taking responsibility for delivery of their workload.
Contributing to the preparation of bids and general work winning function.
Drive effective Health and Safety practices within the team.

What you will bring to us:

Developed experience and expertise within Structures field, probably gained in an Engineer role or equivalent.
An ability to produce or oversee the production of technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and Client’s requirements.
Takes ownership for the preparation and checking of deliverables and can check deliverables to a reasonable standard.
Very good working knowledge of relevant software and similar analytical tools (e.g LUSAS, Autodesk Structural Bridge Design).
Demonstrates good commercial awareness.
Has a good understanding of CDM and risk assessment.
Substantially experienced in the management and communication of hazards and risks on projects and ensures appropriate risk mitigation and transference has been applied.
Demonstrates a good understanding of interface management, and ensures own deliverables align with deliverables produced by other disciplines.
Incorporated or Chartered status with the ICE or IstructE. or an equivalent professional licence gained through the professional institution to which the individual is aligned is desirable and may be essential on particular contracts.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an appropriate subject or demonstrable equivalent further learning.

What we can offer you:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, and with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We’re huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.

Work-life Balance –

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers

EDI –

At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas – Women @ Amey, NeuroDiversity, Armed Forces, Multicultural Network, Pride, Diversability and Parents & Carers.

Social Value –

You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.

Plus, a range of other great perks and benefits including:

Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.

Your Career at Amey Consulting

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.

You’ll be stretched, but always supported. Well recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Associate

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering, Design, and Consulting
Industries
Civil Engineering and Engineering Services

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