Bridges and Civils Engineer​/Chartered Engineer

Job Description Overview

Let's make great design possible. Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head‑on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world‑class talent knows no distinctions. We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you.

Flexible and remote working is a central part of our culture. So talk to us about what's ideal for you - from reduced weeks to buying more leave over school holidays. And if you're returning from a career break, ask us how we can help you transition back into work with us. As an Engineer in our Bridges and Civils team within our Transportation business, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of transportation.

We work on a diverse range of significant and challenging projects across the UK and Ireland, including Midlands Rail Hub, East West Rail, Lower Thames Crossing and a variety of National Highways Schemes. The team also supports non‑transportation civil engineering and structures projects throughout the UK and internationally such as the Water Market or Nuclear schemes such as Rolls Royce Small Modular Reactor programme.

Locally in the Midlands we deliver a range of local authority projects for councils such as Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Solihull, Coventry and Birmingham. You'll take pride in creating high‑quality civil and structural designs for new builds, renewals, maintenance, and assessments. You'll feel a great sense of pride in shaping high‑quality civil and structural designs across new build, renewal, maintenance, and assessment works.

• Take pride in developing high-quality civil and structural designs for new construction, renewals, maintenance, and assessments.
• Collaborate with both national and international design teams, utilizing your experience to create positive, sustainable impacts on society and the environment.
• Use analytical skills to derive potential solutions to engineering problems and engineering judgement to appraise different options and recommend the most suitable option.
• Undertake technical work independently, including the production of high quality design documentation including sketches, drawings, 3D BIM deliverables, analysis models, calculations, reports and specifications.
• Provide guidance and support for more junior members of staff.
• Support on bids, tenders and winning work.
• Sound interpersonal skills and ability to converse with a wide range of colleagues across a number of engineering disciplines.

• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or a related discipline.
• Near Chartered/Chartered status and membership of the ICE or IStructE .
• Experience of working on projects with key clients such as Network Rail, National Highways or local authorities as well as major Contractors and Developers.
• Good understanding of relevant design standards (e.g. Eurocodes, DMRB, MCHW and Network Rail standards).
• Practical knowledge and experience of bridge design, maintenance and assessment or of delivering Railway Civil Engineering and Stations projects.
• Experience of structural analysis software packages such as LUSAS, MIDAS and Autodesk Structural Bridge Design. We are also interested in canidates with experience of ABAQUS, ANSYS or NASTRAN.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to converse with a wide range of clients, stakeholders and colleagues across a number of engineering disciplines.
• In our ever changing world, we are happy to hear from candidates with knowledge of AI or programming skills.

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