Senior or Principal Bridge Engineer

Carrington West; Morley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking an experienced bridge engineer with chartered status to lead design and delivery of bridge projects across the UK and Ireland. You will work within a multidisciplinary team and engage with clients and authorities.

You will manage detailed design, modelling, calculations, and drawings, contribute to fee proposals, and support tendering. The role requires UK DMRB/Eurocodes knowledge and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Chartered status with ICE, IStructE, or equivalent.
• Extensive post-graduate bridges experience in civil/structural sectors.
• Strong knowledge of bridges, design standards, and codes.

Responsibilities

• Lead bridge design and delivery across projects.
• Modeling, calculations and drawing production oversight.
• Prepare and check project specifications and reports.
• Engage with clients, authorities and design-build partners.
• Support business development and tendering activities.
• Manage budgets and fee proposals for allocated works.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Bridges experience

Structural analysis

DMRB knowledge

Client liaison

Project management

Education

Civil/Structural Eng degree

Tools

FEA software

Job description

About the role

As an experienced bridge engineer with chartered status, you will play an integral role in the design and delivery of our clients' bridge and multidisciplinary projects. You will be supported by their teams in the UK and Ireland.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials and forms, superstructure, substructure and articulation elements
• Participate in the early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design
• Undertake and manage detailed design work, including modelling, calculations and overseeing drawing production
• Support business development, including meeting prospective clients, seeking leads and bidding / tendering
• Prepare and check documents, including specifications, contract documents and technical reports
• Act as: a signatory to Approval in Principle (AIP) reports; design and cat 3 check certificates; client representative; and designer's site representative
• Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants, and design-build (D&B) contractors amongst others

Essential

• Hold the title of Chartered Engineer with the ICE, IStructE or equivalent
• A good level of post-graduate professional bridges experience in the civil or structural engineering client / consultancy / construction sector
• Excellent technical knowledge and engineering understanding of bridges
• Ability to manage and monitor the finances of assigned projects within designated budgets
• Experience of contributing to fee proposals and tenders (quality and commercial submissions)
• Demonstrable responsibility for entire bridge-related projects or significant proportions of such projects
• Experience interacting directly with clients and other disciplines and managing bridge engineers and technicians
• Experience undertaking and supporting contract documentation, checking and contract implementation activity on assigned projects
• Ability to communicate effectively with external parties, in person and in writing
• Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis
• Excellent knowledge of and experience in the use of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and other standards and legislation in the field of UK bridge / structural design including Eurocodes
• Comfortable working in a busy work environment with tight deadlines
• Flexible, motivated and focused
• Excellent attention to detail
• Fluent or highly proficient in spoken and written English

Desirable

• Multidisciplinary consultancy or contracting experience from allied civil engineering disciplines, such as highways, structures, geotechnics, rail or water.

What to expect when you join

• You will become part of a highly motivated team recognised for outstanding technical skill and passion for excellence.
• You will be involved in the delivery of an interesting and broad range of civil and structural engineering projects, predominantly within the roads and bridges sectors.
• You will have access to the exceptional training opportunities and an award-winning CPD programm.
• They offer health and wellbeing packages, flexible working and life-event supports, so whatever challenges life may bring, you can feel secure in the knowledge that you will be taken care of.
• They are a friendly team with an active social committee. From crazy golf, escape rooms, archery and barbecues to five-a-side football, quizzes, and charity events, you'll find lots of ways to get involved.

Why consider this opportunity

The company believes that it is the talent, energy and commitment their people bring to the business that make them who they are. Their work has been recognised for its design excellence, with projects winning many prestigious industry awards in the UK and Ireland.