Chartered/Near Chartered Bridge Engineer in Newtownabbey

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As a Chartered/Near Chartered Engineer in our Bridges and Civils team (Belfast) within our Transportation business, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of transportation. We work on a diverse range of significant and challenging projects across the UK and Ireland, including the A4 Enniskillen By-Pass, Portadown - Londonderry Route Assessment, the Sydenham Greenway as well as the Translink Civil Engineering Professional Services Contract. The team also supports transportation and non-transportation civil engineering and structures projects throughout the UK and internationally such as the N28 Cork to Ringaskiddy and Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor programme, as well as delivering a range of local authority projects for Councils across Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Your role includes:

• Developing high-quality civil and structural designs for new constructions, renewals, maintenance, and assessments.
• Collaborating with both national and international design teams, using your expertise and leadership to create positive, sustainable impacts on society and the environment.
• Managing the production of, and reviewing, high-quality design documentation including sketches, drawings, 3D BIM deliverables, analysis models, calculations, reports and specifications.
• Understanding a client's problem and bringing the different capabilities of AtkinsRéalis together to develop a solution.
• Independently carrying out technical work and providing guidance to junior staff members.
• Leading teams in the design, assessment, and maintenance of structural projects, and providing structures related input on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Using analytical skills to derive potential solutions to engineering problems and engineering judgement to appraise different options and recommend the most suitable option.
• Engaging with and managing internal and external stakeholders.
• Keeping abreast of state-of-the-art methods and developments in area of specialisation.

About you:

• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or a related discipline.
• Achieved or working towards professional qualification (CEng/IEng) and membership of the ICE, Engineers Ireland or IStructE.
• Experience of working with key clients such as Department for Infrastructure, Translink, local authorities, major contractors and developers.
• Good understanding of relevant design standards (e.g. Eurocodes, DMRB, MCHW and Network Rail/Translink standards).
• Practical knowledge and experience of bridge design, maintenance and assessment.
• Experience of structural analysis software packages such as LUSAS, MIDAS and Autodesk Structural Bridge Design.
• Proven knowledge in design, maintenance and supervision of structures related projects together with a track record of innovation in design and management of highway structures.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to converse with a wide range of clients, stakeholders and colleagues across a number of engineering disciplines.

Rewards & benefits:

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.