Senior Highway Structures Lead & Asset Strategy

Carrington West; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking a Structures Manager to lead management, maintenance and strategic development of highway structures and infrastructure assets. The role covers bridges, walls, culverts and geotechnical assets with strong technical leadership and asset lifecycle focus.

The position requires Chartered/Inc. Engineer status, proven leadership, and the ability to manage capital and revenue budgets while delivering large-scale programmes in a hybrid Bristol-area environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status (ICE/IStructE).
• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Extensive technical knowledge of highway structures and inspections.
• Experience managing capital and revenue budgets.
• Strong project/programme management capability.
• Experience with consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Knowledge of structures standards and compliance requirements.
• Experience with structural design and assessment software.
• Familiarity with asset management systems such as AMX.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of senior engineers, engineers, and technicians.
• Oversee inspection, maintenance and improvement programmes across highway structures.
• Provide expert technical advice on complex infrastructure and development projects.
• Lead strategic structures asset management and lifecycle planning.
• Ensure compliance with national standards, codes of practice and safety requirements.
• Develop and deliver capital and revenue programmes with up to £3m annual structures budgets.
• Contribute to infrastructure investment programmes valued at over £150m.
• Manage contractors, consultants and external stakeholders on projects.
• Act as Technical Approval Authority for structures-related approvals.
• Provide technical leadership across structural and geotechnical assets.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Asset management

Project/programme management

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Capital & revenue budgets

Highways structures knowledge

Technical approvals

Software: structural design & analysis

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Chartered or Incorporated Engineer (ICE/IStructE)

Tools

AMX

Structural design software

Job description

Carrington West is seeking a Structures Manager to lead management, maintenance and strategic development of highway structures and infrastructure assets. The role covers bridges, walls, culverts and geotechnical assets with strong technical leadership and asset lifecycle focus.

The position requires Chartered/Inc. Engineer status, proven leadership, and the ability to manage capital and revenue budgets while delivering large-scale programmes in a hybrid Bristol-area environment.