At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage bridge and highway structures projects from concept to completion.
- Company: Established infrastructure contractor with a focus on major highways programmes.
- Benefits: Up to £500 per day, long-term contract, immediate start, and secure workload.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth within a major infrastructure framework.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and influence projects during the exciting ECI phase.
- Qualifications: Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering and experience in managing structures projects.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
An established infrastructure contractor is seeking an experienced Structures Manager to support the development and delivery of a major highways structures programme within a long-term local authority framework. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially aware and technically strong professional to join the project during the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase before progressing into the construction and delivery stages. The assignment is expected to run for approximately 20 months, comprising an initial pre-construction phase followed by a substantial construction programme. Immediate start available.
The Opportunity
- Working closely with the client, design teams, delivery teams and key stakeholders, you will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of bridge and highway structures schemes from concept through to completion.
- You will play a key role in programme development, design management, temporary works coordination, commercial oversight and safe project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of bridge and structures projects within a highways environment.
- Manage Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) activities and scheme development.
- Coordinate and manage design consultants and multidisciplinary teams.
- Oversee temporary works planning, approvals and implementation.
- Develop delivery strategies, programmes and construction methodologies.
- Monitor project performance, costs, risks and opportunities.
- Ensure compliance with NEC contracts, CDM regulations and industry standards.
- Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships.
- Support procurement, subcontractor management and project reporting.
- Drive safety, quality and operational excellence across all schemes.
Candidate Requirements
- Degree qualified in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering or similar.
- Strong background delivering bridge, structures or highways infrastructure projects.
- Previous experience managing structures schemes including maintenance, strengthening, refurbishment or renewals.
- Experience of ECI, design management and temporary works.
- Good understanding of NEC contracts (preferably NEC4).
- Knowledge of CDM regulations and UK highways standards.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and project interfaces.
- Chartered Engineer status (CEng, MICE or MIStructE).
- Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) certification.
- Experience working on local authority highways frameworks.
What's On Offer?
- Long-term assignment expected to run approximately 20 months.
- Opportunity to influence projects from concept through delivery.
- Immediate start.
- Mix of office, site and stakeholder-facing responsibilities.
- Secure workload within a major infrastructure framework.
If you have experience managing bridge and structures projects within highways, civil engineering or infrastructure environments and are looking for your next long-term contract opportunity, we would like to hear from you.
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