Senior Asset Engineer - Structures

About Us

Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work together with our clients, across every aspect of transport, energy and the built environment to build a more balanced, sustainable and resilient world. The Egis Group has over 50 years’ experience and a team of 19,500 employees in over 120 countries around the world. Joining our Group means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.

In the UK we're proud to be delivering some of the most iconic projects which help connect people, protect our environment and meet emission reduction targets. From motorways to tramways, nuclear power plants to smart cities, clients choose us to help them solve their most complex challenges - delivering climate-responsible growth that meets the needs of communities, industry, and the planet.

The M25 is one of our Flagship projects in the UK. It is the most used part of the UK Strategic Road Network with it seeing over 200,000 vehicles per day and it’s a critical infrastructure asset for personal and goods vehicles into and around our capital. The network includes around 800 structures and 5 tunnels, so it requires high levels of performance, constant improvement and repairs to keep it operating smoothly.

The Senior Asset Engineer role within the Structures & Dartford Asset Management Team supports the management of the M25 structures portfolio which includes a wide range of 3000 No. structures across the network including the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and 5 major tunnels.

This is an important role in developing and managing short, medium, and long-term asset management objectives for these assets aimed to minimise whole life cost whilst meeting contract performance and providing confidence contractual condition criteria will be met during the contract period.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Manage and provide leadership & guidance to a small team of assigned Asset Engineers focused on Structures and /or Dartford Crossing Infrastructure.
• Development of value led technical decision-making processes and procedures to support long-term asset management of Structures & Tunnels.
• Provide lead support in the team for development and implementation of a risk-based strategies for inspection, maintenance & renewal work.
• Development and implementation of asset management, maintenance and renewal strategies for all structure categories i.e. bridges and large culverts, small span structures, retaining walls, sign/signal gantries and masts.
• Review and authorise inspection reports; identify and report on essential maintenance requirements for individual structures.
• Support programme of work on Substandard Structures including piers, parapets, post tensioned and half joints, scour.
• Develop collaborative working relationships with other cross Asset and Maintenance Teams which interface with structures, advising on technical aspects of structures & tunnel maintenance to balance routine/renewal needs for effective asset management.
• Lead on the development, update and review of bespoke management plans for strategic assets.
• Challenge engineering solutions to optimise whole life cost solutions.
• Lead on development of robust short, medium and long term asset intervention planning including budgeting to required deadlines (Asset Management Forward Plan preparation).
• Scheme Identification/Option Studies and other lifecycle advisory activities in relation to structures renewals
• Manage Team to assign Asset Leads for delegated Schemes within the structures portfolio supporting Project Managers to ensure asset objectives are followed for effective and effecient delivery.
• Compliance with legislation and contract service schedules in relation to structures & tunnel structures
• Attendance at callouts for the management of emergency incidents involving specified assets.
• Carry out other duties required by the Dartford/Structures Asset Leads, Managers commensurate with the role.

Qualifications/ skills/ experience:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Structures, Tunnels or related subject.
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