Senior Engineer/Principal Engineer - Bridges

WSP; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP cherche un Senior/Principal Engineer pour diriger des projets d'ingénierie civil et de ponts. Le candidat idéal aura une expertise dans la conception, la gestion, et la maintenance des ponts, et sera capable de former les membres juniors de l'équipe. Profitez d'opportunités de développement professionnel au sein d'une entreprise dynamique, tout en travaillant sur des projets marquants au niveau mondial.

Qualifications

• Pratique de la conception, de l'entretien et de l'évaluation des ponts.
• Expérience de la gestion de projets de ponts.
• Connaissance des Eurocodes et application au design des ponts.

Responsibilities

• Conception des ponts, gestion et supervision de projets.
• Élaboration de documents de conception, évaluations de risques, etc.
• Encadrement des membres juniors de l'équipe.

Skills

Conception de ponts

Gestion de projets

Maintenance des structures

Analyse par éléments finis

Communication interpersonnelle

Education

Ingénieur civils ou structures diplômé

Tools

LUSAS

Superstress

SAM

Job description

Job Description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

A little more about your role

As a Senior/Principal Engineer, you will be pivotal in driving the delivery of civil and bridge engineering projects and will use your knowledge and skills to deliver the right quality to time and budget. You will use those attributes to mentor and support junior team members.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

• Bridge design, both in the UK and overseas;
• Bridge management;
• Bridge strengthening and repair, inspections and assessments;
• General civil and structural engineering support to other teams;
• Feasibility studies and options appraisals
• Preparation of documents, reports and health and safety risk assessments, scheme designs and drawings, scheme feasibility studies and outline cost estimates;
• Preparation of fee estimates
• Supervision of junior members of the team and CAD technicians .

Your team

We are based in WSP's vibrant city centre offices, alongside other teams from our diverse business, with easy access to public transport and city centre amenities.

We work across a huge variety of projects in the rail and highways sectors for a wide client base that includes HS2, Network Rail, National Highways, Local Authorities, D&B Contractors and private sector clients.

The variety of projects and skills within our team, together with our culture of learning, development and support, will give you fantastic opportunities to broaden your experience and skills across all sectors.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

It is anticipated that you will be a Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer. It is expected that this experience will include the following:

• Practical knowledge and experience of bridge design, maintenance and assessment, gained from working on both construction sites and the design office;
• Practical knowledge and experience of project management of bridge projects;
• Proven knowledge in design, maintenance and supervision of structures related projects together with a track record of innovation in design and management of structures. Ideally this should include new build, maintenance, assessment and strengthening of bridges and civil structures infrastructure;
• Proven working knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW) in relation to structural schemes;
• Understanding and experience of use of Eurocodes and their application to bridge design;
• Experience of design in or assessment of steel, reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge structures;
• Experience of grillage, space frame and finite element analysis software packages such as LUSAS, Superstress and SAM;
• Good communication, client handling and interpersonal skills are essential, plus a willingness to adapt to new challenges and to actively participate in the development of the bridges team.
  

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