Senior Bridge Engineer - Leeds

Senior Bridge Engineer - Leeds

Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a talented senior bridge engineer with at least seven years’ relevant experience for a permanent position within our bridge and civil-structural engineering team in Leeds.

Job type: Permanent

Location: Otley, Leeds

Salary: Competitive

As an experienced senior bridge engineer, you will provide valuable input to our bridge and multidisciplinary civil-structural engineering projects.

• Renfrew Bridge, Renfrewshire, Scotland
• Herring Bridge, Great Yarmouth, UK
• Humber Bridge Maintenance Operation, UK
• Narrow Water Bridge, Omeath, Co Louth, Ireland
• Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project, Ireland
• A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe dualling scheme, Northern Ireland

• Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials and forms, superstructure, substructure, foundation and articulation elements
• Participate in early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design
• Undertake and manage preliminary and detailed design work, including structural analytical modelling, calculations etc.
• Prepare documents, including technical reports, specifications and contract documents
• Support the delivery of projects within agreed time frames
• Undertake independent design checking and provide construction stage technical support
• Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants and design-and-build contractors amongst others
• Support our business development efforts by meeting prospective clients, seeking leads and helping to prepare bids/tenders etc.
• Act as a design certificate signatory, CAT 3 check signatory, client representative and designer’s site representative

• Chartered status with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStruct
  
  E) or equivalent
• A minimum of seven years' post-qualification experience in bridge detailed design
• Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis
• Ability to manage and undertake bridge structure analytical modelling, including construction stage and finite element analysis
• Excellent technical knowledge of bridge design
• Experience of contributing to fee proposals and tenders (quality and commercial submissions)
• Demonstrable responsibility for entire/significant portions of bridge-related projects
• Experience of managing bridge engineers and technicians
• Experience undertaking and supporting contract documentation, checking and contract implementation activity on assigned projects
• Meticulous in the detailing of bridge structures
• Flexible, motivated and focused
  
  A strong work ethic
• Experience in written and in-person interaction with clients and other external parties
• Fluent or highly proficient in spoken and written English

• 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 bridge/structural design
• Experience of contributing and managing detailed bridge design
• Use of Eurocodes in the field of bridge design
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Experience of working independently
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience of working to tight deadlines

We offer a wide range of benefits, including a competitive salary; 27 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays); contributory pension; training opportunities tailored to your needs; and free parking.

Roughan & O’Donovan is an equal opportunity employer.

Roughan & O'Donovan will retain, for at least one year, all records arising through the recruitment process for compliance purposes in line with the Employment Equality Acts, .