Bridge Design Engineer

Bridge Design Engineer - Leeds

Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a talented bridge design engineer with three to 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 bridge design engineer, you will provide valuable design input to our bridges and multidisciplinary civil-structural engineering projects. You will be supported throughout by senior members of our bridge teams in Ireland and the UK.

Current and recent projects include:

• 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 preliminary and detailed design work, including structural analytical modelling, calculations, etc.
• Assist in the production of drawings
• 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

• A minimum of three years' post‑qualification experience in bridge detailed design
• Working towards chartered status with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStruct
  
  E) or equivalent
• Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis
• Ability to undertake bridge structure analytical modelling, including construction stage and finite element analysis
• Good technical knowledge of bridge design
• Meticulous in the detailing of bridge structures
• Flexible, motivated and focused
• A strong work ethic
• Experienced in written and in‑person interaction with external parties
• Fluent or highly proficient in spoken and written English

• Good 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
• Working knowledge of Eurocodes in the field of bridge design
• Experience of working independently on detailed bridge design
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience of working to tight deadlines

• Competitive salary
• 27 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Contributory pension
• Training opportunities tailored to your needs
• 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, 1998‑2015.

Roughan & O’Donovan is not accepting unsolicited CVs from search firms. CVs submitted by search firms without a valid written search agreement, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the sole property of Roughan & O’Donovan, and no fee will be paid in the event of candidate(s) being hired.