Principal Bridge Engineer

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

We're seeking a dynamic Senior Bridge Engineer to join our vibrant St Albans team, who take pride in working together to provide positive project outcomes for our Clients. We deliver projects of all scales across every sector for leading UK&I and international clients, from national bridge designs to overseas commissions in new link roads, new structures and maintenance and rehabilitation works, as well as assessment and inspection services for local authorities.

Our expertise spans all major sectors, where we provide comprehensive services to AECOM's diverse client base:

• Energy
• Rail
• Highways
• Water
• Development
• Defence

Job Duties include:

• Deliver: Lead and manage bridges and structures engineering projects, from design, through assessment, construction and maintenance to produce high-quality deliverables.
• Innovate: Apply cutting‑edge approaches in engineering delivery, be that in Structural Analysis, Project Control or Design Solutions.
• Communicating Expertise: The ability to communicate effectively through conversation, report writing, drawings and sketches is key to the role.
• Lead: Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and development of junior team members.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered status or near Chartered/ Incorporated status with appropriate level of experience (with the Institution of Civil Engineers or Institution of Structural Engineers).
• Commitment to working a minimum of 3‑4 days per week in our St Albans Office.
• Good working knowledge of structural Eurocodes, National Highways (DMRB & MCHW) and Network Rail standards.
• Strong technical skills in bridge engineering and a keen commitment to quality with a ‘right first time’ approach to your own work.
• Experience in the production of drawings, risk assessments, specifications and reporting; as well as interdisciplinary review on multi‑discipline projects.

Who You Are:

• You’re not just technically proficient—you’re passionate about pushing the field forward.
• You believe in developing not only your skills but those of those around you, particularly the next generation of engineers and apprentices you will lead.
• You have a growth mindset; believing that we are all constantly striving to grow our abilities and effectiveness.
• You thrive on solving complex challenges and enjoy thinking outside the box to deliver sustainable and innovative solutions.
• You value teamwork, mentoring, and leadership, and you’re keen to help shape the future of bridge engineering.
• You’re eager to embrace new tools, technologies, and ways of thinking; including artificial intelligence.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.