Senior Bridge Engineer

Job Title
:
Senior Bridge Engineer

Location
:
Birmingham – remote working available, occasional travel to office required.

Hours
: 37.5 hours per week with flexibility.

Salary
:
Starting from £45,000 per annum.

Sector
:
Design – Highways.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join Kier Design's Structures Team and contribute to meaningful projects for clients including National Highways, TfL, SWTRA and Local Highway Authorities. You'll play a key role in delivering high-quality structural engineering solutions across all project stages, from feasibility through to construction, ensuring every output meets client expectations and programme requirements.

• An experienced Structures Engineer delivering highway structures design to UK standards.
• Comfortable acting as Lead Designer, managing technical inputs and outputs.
• Confident working across inspection, assessment, design and construction stages.
• Experienced with Eurocodes and relevant design software.
• Able to lead technical delivery with minimal supervision.
• Passionate about working for a collaborative, trusted and delivery‑focused organisation.

• Hold a degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Be Chartered or Incorporated, or working towards this (MICE / MIStruct
  
  E or equivalent).
• Deliver technical outputs to agreed time, cost and quality targets.
• Carry out and authorise design checks including drawings, reports and certificates.
• Communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders and project teams.
• Hold a valid UK driving licence.
• Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

• Lead delivery of highway structures design, inspection and assessment from feasibility through to construction.
• Act as Lead Designer, coordinating and managing technical outputs of project teams.
• Ensure designs comply with standards, client briefs and quality management systems.
• Apply value engineering and innovation to improve safety, buildability and efficiency.
• Support and develop engineers, technicians and graduates within the team.

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Chartered or Incorporated (MICE / MIStruct
  
  E or equivalent), or working towards professional registration.
• Experience delivering highway structures design to UK standards, including Eurocodes.
• Ability to manage technical delivery with minimal supervision and communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders.
• Full UK driving licence.

We offer a wide variety of benefits that can be tailored to your needs.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and follow a Disability Confident employer policy. Pre‑employment checks may include Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check.