Principal Bridge Engineer in Leeds

Responsibilities:

• Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials and forms, superstructure, substructure and articulation elements
• Participate in the early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design
• Undertake and manage detailed design work, including modelling, calculations and overseeing drawing production
• Support business development, including meeting prospective clients, seeking leads and bidding/tendering
• Prepare and check documents, including specifications, contract documents and technical reports
• Act as: a signatory to Approval in Principle (AIP) reports; design and cat 3 check certificates; client representative; and designers site representative
• Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants, and design-build (D&B) contractors amongst others.

• Hold the title of Chartered Engineer with the ICE, IStructE or equivalent
• A minimum of seven years\’ post-graduate professional bridges experience in the civil or structural engineering client/consultancy/construction sector
• Excellent technical knowledge and engineering understanding of bridges
• Ability to manage and monitor the finances of assigned projects within designated budgets
• Experience of contributing to fee proposals and tenders (quality and commercial submissions)
• Demonstrable responsibility for entire bridge-related projects or significant proportions of such projects
• Experience interacting directly with clients and other disciplines and managing bridge engineers and technicians
• Experience undertaking and supporting contract documentation, checking and contract implementation activity on assigned projects
• Ability to communicate effectively with external parties, in person and in writing
• Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis
• Excellent knowledge of and experience in the use of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and other standards and legislation in the field of UK bridge/structural design including Eurocodes
• Comfortable working in a busy work environment with tight deadlines
• Flexible, motivated and focused
• Excellent attention to detail
• Fluent orhighly proficient in spoken and written English

Multidisciplinary consultancy or contracting experience from allied civil engineering disciplines, such as highways, structures, geotechnics, rail or water.