Senior/Assistant Principal Bridges Engineer

Mott Macdonald

The Role

Overview

Lead bridge design, assessment and rehabilitation projects, managing teams and delivering solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • structural assessment
  • design development
  • technical reporting
  • client interface
  • team leadership
  • digital delivery

Tasks

-Conduct structural assessments, inspections, and load capacity evaluations of existing bridges -Complete assigned tasks in accordance with quality, timescales, and budgeted hours. -Comply with industry standards and safety regulations. -Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and new technologies. -Develop rehabilitation and strengthening strategies for aging assets -Provide leadership with knowledge management and digital delivery initiatives for the team. -Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives to develop design solutions that meet client requirements and regulatory standards. -Development of functional concept design, development and review of technical solutions, specifications, cost estimates. -Prepare and review technical reports, design calculations, drawings, and specifications. -Apply national and international design codes and standards across various project phases -Foster a culture of right first-time delivery and work with Project Managers/Principals to ensure effective project delivery. -Work with the Senior discipline staff and Resource Managers to proactively manage workloads and effective forecasting and ensure maximum utilisation of team members, allocate appropriate staff to projects or bids as agreed. -Interface with clients, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure project requirements and standards are met. -Provide supervision and mentoring, identifying opportunities for professional development and progression along with specific line management responsibilities for designated direct reports. -Contribute to asset management frameworks, lifecycle planning, and client advisory services -Lead, inspire and motivate people in the team to achieve high levels of performance and excellence. -Provide technical mentoring to the team and others for the key service areas provided by Bridges & Civil Structures team. -Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with Mott MacDonald's quality standard procedures. -Lead and support detailed design of new bridges and civil structures, including concept development, analysis, and design documentation -Supervise and mentor junior engineers, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams. -Collaborate with geotechnical, transportation, and digital engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions

Requirements

  • chartered engineer
  • bim
  • midas
  • staad
  • agile
  • civil degree

What You Bring

-Commercial and financial awareness, and the ability to plan and monitor project programmes, budgets and resources to ensure delivery to time and cost constraints. -Agile working -An excellent understanding of relevant international standards (e.g. Eurocodes, AASHTO, etc.). -Chartered Engineer (ICE or IStructE) will be an added advantage. -Ability to communicate confidently and professionally with all levels of staff and clients (written and verbal) -Experience in and a commitment to effective management of Health, Safety and Welfare, Safety by Design. -Experience of digital delivery tools and workflows, for example BIM, parametric design and automation. -Ability to deliver high quality design documentation including option appraisals, drawings, calculations, reports, specifications and construction documentation. -Minimum 8 to 12 years of experience in design and assessment of bridges. -Experience of managing project teams and technical leadership would be advantageous. -General IT software skills, such as, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, ProjectWise, Bentley and Autodesk software. -Demonstrable experience in bridge analysis, design and assessment including an ability to undertake and oversee the analysis of structures using standard industry software, like MIDAS Civil, STAAD Pro, Robot, SAP2000, or similar including construction stage analysis. -Experience in the preparation of fee proposals and tender submissions would be advantageous. -Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. -Degree qualified in civil engineering (BE/B. Tech./ME/M. Tech./ MSc or equivalent).

Benefits

-Career mobility options -Paternity Leave -Critical illness and compassionate leave -Short and Long-term global employment opportunities -Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage

The Company

About Mott Macdonald

-Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision. -Design of major infrastructure and transport systems. -Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. -History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.

Sector Specialisms

Engineering

Architecture

Bridges

Building services

Building structures

Dams and reservoirs

Geotechnics

Industrialized design and construction

Transportation

Energy

Water

Buildings

Infrastructure

Systems engineering and assurance

Container terminal sector

Marine

Utilities

Heavy Civil

Commercial

Residential

Government