Senior Bridge Engineer

Kier Group; Stretford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Senior Bridge Engineer to join the Design Solutions Structures team in Salford. You will lead bridge design, assessments and maintenance projects within highways, delivering on time and to budget.

You will work in a supportive, diverse environment and apply national design standards, drive technical solutions, and mentor junior staff while liaising with clients to ensure delivery meets their needs and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in bridge design standards and analysis.
• Ability to manage projects to programme and budget.
• Knowledge of National design standards and procedures.
• Commitment to health and safety legislation, CDM Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Produce and oversee bridge design, assessment and maintenance solutions to meet client requirements within budget and timescale.
• Developing and designing solutions in accordance with National design standards and procedures.
• Producing and overseeing scheme documents and reports.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant health and safety legislation, particularly CDM Regulations.
• Contributing to regular reporting of progress to clients and assisting in the mentoring and development of staff.

Skills

Bridge design

Project management

Standards & procedures

CDM Regulations

Education

Chartered Engineer (CEng MIStructE or MICE) or equivalent

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Bridge Engineer to join our Design Solutions Structures team based in Salford within the Highways sector. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Salford - Optimum House
Hours: 40 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

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

• Working towards (80% progression) or ideally Chartered Engineer (CEng MICE, MIStructE or equivalent)
• Experienced in bridge design standards and analysis
• Skilled in managing and delivering projects to programme and budget constraints
• Knowledgeable about National design standards and procedures
• Committed to health and safety legislation, particularly CDM Regulations

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Bridge Engineer, you'll be working within the Design Solutions Structures team, supporting them in delivering bridge design, assessment and maintenance solutions.

Working within a supportive environment that values diverse perspectives and expertise, you'll contribute to projects that make a real difference to our highways infrastructure. We're looking for someone who enjoys problem-solving, thrives on technical challenges, and is passionate about developing high-quality engineering solutions that meet client needs.

Your day to day will include:

• Producing, developing and overseeing bridge design, assessment and maintenance solutions to meet client requirements within budget and timescale
• Developing and designing solutions in accordance with National design standards and procedures
• Producing and overseeing scheme documents and reports
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant health and safety legislation, particularly CDM Regulations
• Contributing to regular reporting of progress to clients and assisting in the mentoring and development of staff

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here .

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here . As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Senior Bridge Engineer • Salford, Lancashire, United Kingdom