Senior Bridge Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented Senior Bridge Engineer to join Buro Happold’s Bridges team in London or Edinburgh and help us deliver innovative bridge projects across the world. You will work closely with leading architects and multidisciplinary teams on schemes ranging from elegant architectural footbridges to major highway and rail bridges in locations including the UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, UAE and the USA.

As a Senior Bridge Engineer, you will take responsibility for the design and delivery of bridge projects from feasibility through to detailed design and construction. You will act as Project Leader on selected commissions, ensuring technical excellence, effective coordination and strong client relationships in line with Buro Happold’s reputation for creative, value-led solutions.

Our Bridges team works on some of the most interesting and ambitious bridge projects globally, including lightweight and architecturally expressive structures that form key elements of major masterplans and public realm schemes. You will join a collaborative, diverse and supportive environment where sustainability, social value and design excellence are at the heart of what is delivered. You will work closely with many of the world’s leading architectural practices and have opportunities to contribute to design competitions, major urban infrastructure, and landmark bridges that create long-term positive impact for people, places and the planet.

We are seeking an experienced technician who excels in collaborative environments and brings a strategic mindset to complex engineering challenges. Your depth of expertise, initiative, and commitment to continuous improvement will be instrumental in driving innovation across our bridge design projects. Confidence in engaging with multidisciplinary teams and guiding design coordination is essential, as is a genuine passion for mentoring others and sharing knowledge.

At Buro Happold, you’ll join a purpose-led organisation where sustainability, equity, and performance are at the heart of our mission. We value integrity and bold thinking, and we’re looking for professionals who are ready to lead by example and shape the future of bridge engineering.

Your skills and experience:

• You are an engineer with a strong background in bridge design who wants to grow expertise on complex and high-profile projects internationally.
• 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).
• Proven experience in the analysis and design of bridges, including assessment of existing structures and architecturally led structures.
• Ability to take technical ownership of bridge design packages and deliver work to agreed standards, budgets and programmes.
• Experience acting as a design lead or project lead on bridge or structural projects, coordinating inputs from others.
• Good communication skills, with confidence liaising directly with clients, architects and other consultants.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and self-directed learning.
• Ability to mentor and support the development of more junior engineers and technicians.
• 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.

Key Duties:

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

What we offer:

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• 10% Car allowance.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• 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.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• 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.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers. Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.