Senior / Principal Engineer (Bridges)

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Job Description

We are looking for a Senior or Principal Bridge Engineer to join our team in Cambridge.

In this role, you will be required to develop / maintain excellent client relationships ensuring repeat business, added value, and client satisfaction. You will also be responsible for the preparation of bids and scheme cost estimates.
You will be involved in the project management and technical delivery of schemes from inception through to handover of the completed scheme to the client. This project input is likely to include:
• Preparation of documents, reports and health and safety risk assessments;
• Scheme feasibility studies;
• Preparation of scheme designs and drawings;
• Preparation of outline cost estimates;
• Checking drawings and supervision of CAD technicians;
• Interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams;
• Value engineering and value management;
• Ensuring that quality procedures are implemented and maintained;
• Project, programme and financial management;
• Client liaison and reporting.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:
It is anticipated that you will be a Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer with extensive post professional qualification experience. It is expected that this experience will include the following:
• Practical knowledge and experience of bridge design, maintenance and assessment, gained from working on both construction sites and the design office;
• Practical knowledge and experience of project management of bridge projects;
• Proven knowledge in design, maintenance and supervision of structures related projects together with a track record of innovation in design and management of structures. Ideally this should include new build, maintenance, assessment and strengthening of bridges and civil structures infrastructure;
• Proven working knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW) in relation to structural schemes;
• Understanding and experience of use of Eurocodes and their application to bridge design;
• Experience of design in or assessment of steel, reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge structures;
• Experience of grillage, space frame and finite element analysis software packages such as LUSAS, Superstress and SAM;
• Good communication, client handling and interpersonal skills are essential, plus a willingness to adapt to new challenges and to actively participate in the development of the bridges team.

YOUR TEAM
The Bridges team is busy with highway and rail bridge engineering work for a variety of clients, including local authorities, Contractors, private developers and public-sector clients.
You will be driving the quality and timeliness of the service we provide and will use your knowledge and skills to deliver the right quality to time and budget. You will use those attributes to mentor and support more-junior team members.
The position is predominantly office based but some travel may be required occasionally for site visits, inspections, or to attend meetings.

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