Senior Bridge Engineer

Description

• Leading and coordinating Engineers and Technicians, including workload planning, technical guidance and quality verification.
• Developing concept, scheme and detail bridge designs, often in close collaboration with architects and urban designers.
• Communicating directly with clients and ensuring all relevant Buro Happold colleagues are informed of key client and project matters.
• Preparing, checking and taking ownership of engineering solutions for detailed design, including analysis, calculations, reports, drawings and specifications.
• Mentoring engineers and graduates.
• Preparing technical and financial proposals, and setting up and managing project administration systems, including monitoring and forecasting fees, resources and expenditure.
• Leading the inspection and assessment of bridge and civil engineering structures.
• Monitoring financial performance of projects and contributing to continuous improvement in how work is delivered.
• Leading and contributing to design workshops and design reviews with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Acting as Project Leader, planning and managing project delivery, resources and programmes.

Requirements

• Proven experience in the analysis and design of bridges, including assessment of existing structures and architecturally led structures.
• Experience acting as a design lead or project lead on bridge or structural projects, coordinating inputs from others.
• Ability to take technical ownership of bridge design packages and deliver work to agreed standards, budgets and programmes.
• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent) and Chartered Engineer status or nearing completion (MICE, MIStructE or equivalent international qualification such as PE/SE).
• Experience in architectural bridge design and in working on international projects, as well as commercial and contractual awareness (including experience contributing to bids and managing fees) would be advantageous but not essential.
• Good communication skills, with confidence liaising directly with clients, architects and other consultants.
• Ability to mentor and support the development of more junior engineers and technicians.

Benefits

• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• 10% Car allowance
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities. A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance