Senior Bridge Engineer

Kier Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is looking for a Senior Bridge Engineer in Birmingham to join their Structures Team. The role involves leading the design and delivery of highway structures projects, ensuring compliance with UK standards and client expectations.

Ideal candidates will hold a relevant engineering degree, be chartered or working towards professional registration, and have experience in highway design. Benefits include flexibility, growth opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Be Chartered or Incorporated, or working towards this (MICE/MIStructE).
• Experience delivering highway structures design to UK standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of highway structures design from feasibility through to construction.
• Act as Lead Designer, coordinating technical outputs.
• Ensure designs comply with standards and quality management.

Skills

Structures Engineer

Highways design

Eurocodes

Design software

Communication

Education

Degree in relevant engineering discipline

Chartered or working towards MICE/MIStructE

Job description

Job Title: Senior Bridge Engineer

Location: Birmingham – remote working available, occasional travel to office required.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week with flexibility.

Salary: Starting from £45,000 per annum.

Sector: Design – Highways.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Overview

Join Kier Design's Structures Team and contribute to meaningful projects for clients including National Highways, TfL, SWTRA and Local Highway Authorities. You'll play a key role in delivering high-quality structural engineering solutions across all project stages, from feasibility through to construction, ensuring every output meets client expectations and programme requirements.

Are you?

• An experienced Structures Engineer delivering highway structures design to UK standards.
• Comfortable acting as Lead Designer, managing technical inputs and outputs.
• Confident working across inspection, assessment, design and construction stages.
• Experienced with Eurocodes and relevant design software.
• Able to lead technical delivery with minimal supervision.
• Passionate about working for a collaborative, trusted and delivery‑focused organisation.

Do you?

• Hold a degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Be Chartered or Incorporated, or working towards this (MICE / MIStructE or equivalent).
• Deliver technical outputs to agreed time, cost and quality targets.
• Carry out and authorise design checks including drawings, reports and certificates.
• Communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders and project teams.
• Hold a valid UK driving licence.
• Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of highway structures design, inspection and assessment from feasibility through to construction.
• Act as Lead Designer, coordinating and managing technical outputs of project teams.
• Ensure designs comply with standards, client briefs and quality management systems.
• Apply value engineering and innovation to improve safety, buildability and efficiency.
• Support and develop engineers, technicians and graduates within the team.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Chartered or Incorporated (MICE / MIStructE or equivalent), or working towards professional registration.
• Experience delivering highway structures design to UK standards, including Eurocodes.
• Ability to manage technical delivery with minimal supervision and communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders.
• Full UK driving licence.

Benefits

We offer a wide variety of benefits that can be tailored to your needs.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and follow a Disability Confident employer policy. Pre‑employment checks may include Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check.