Senior/ Principal Bridge Engineer (Design) Chartered

Senior/ Principal Bridge Engineer with expert technical skills and the ability to lead people.

Hays Civil Engineering is delighted to be partnering with Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD), a thriving SME, to appoint a Senior/ Principal Bridge Engineer to join their established Bridge Team in Otley, Leeds.
Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) are experts in planning, designing and managing major infrastructure projects for public and private sector clients across the UK and Ireland. An independently owned firm, they employ a team of more than 200 people, of over 20 different nationalities, in our UK and Dublin offices.
Their portfolio features:

• Bridges, including cable-stayed and moveable bridges.
• Highways, roads, public transport and greenways in Ireland and the UK
• Residential, health, education, office and retail developments
• Asset management
• Research and development
• Environmental services

Current and recent projects include:

• Herring Bridge, Great Yarmouth, UK
• Northern Spire in Sunderland, UK
• Clyde Bridge, Renfrewshire, Scotland
• Humber Bridge maintenance works, UK
• DART+ West Public Transport Project, Ireland
• A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe Dualling. Northern Ireland
• A6 Randalstown to Castledawson, Northern Ireland
• Waterford City Public Infrastructure project, Ireland
• N5 Westport to Turlough Road scheme
• Royal Canal
  Premium Cycle Route Phase 2

THE ROLE:As the newly appointed Senior/ Principal Bridge Engineer, you will have a wealth of experience leading bridge engineers, and expertise ranging from new build to maintenance and repair of existing bridges. You will be accountable for delivery of detailed design drawings and specifications and all other project outputs. The position is client facing. Therefore, you will have demonstratable experience of managing stakeholders, including clients and contractors.

To be successful in your application, you will be:
A Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent, coupled with a wealth of experience c10-15 years in bridge engineering and have the ability to work with and assist with leading a dynamic, multidisciplinary team. Strong technical knowledge and engineering skills/knowledge of bridge engineering software (analysis and design) is essential. You will be flexible, self-motivated and focused on high quality outputs for clients. Excellent attention to detail is vital, as is the ability to produce quality design outputs. You must be fluent in spoken and written English.
Desirable skills and experience:

• Working knowledge of the DMRB and Eurocodes in the field of bridge/structural design
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment with tight deadlines
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Excellent report writing skills

What to expect when you join Roughan & O’DonovanWhen you join ROD, you will become part of a team recognised for outstanding technical skill and passion for excellence. You will have access to the exceptional training opportunities our award-winning CPD programme provides and enjoy a workplace that supports growth, flexibility and creativity. We offer health and wellbeing packages, flexible working and life event support, so whatever challenges life may bring, you can feel secure in the knowledge that you will be taken care of.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications are being handled by Karly Clark – Business Director-Hays Engineering #