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Principal Bridge Engineer (Highways)
Permanent role
Location - Durham (hybrid working - 2 days from home)
A Principal Bridge Engineer is required to join a Building Design Consultancy on a permanent basis. The company are a multi-discipline building design consultancy with a consistent stream of workflow. They offer a broad range of services in Building Surveying, Civil & Structural, Highways and Drainage Engineering and more.
Principal Bridge Engineer Benefits:
- Salary: 60,000 - 65,000
- Annual leave: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave per year
- Pension scheme: up to 6% contribution
- Hybrid working to support you in a healthy work-life balance
- Ongoing professional development through varying project work
- Good maternity leave package
- Cycle2work scheme
- Discounts from leading retailers
Principal Bridge Engineer The role:
- Leading the team in the appraisal, assessment, and design of bridge structures
- Undertaking bridge design from option study to detailed design, including preliminary design and outline cost estimates.
- Undertaking bridge inspections (GI's and PI's) and assessments.
- Preparing documents, including authoring technical reports, such as AIPs, assessment and design reports, specifications and contract documents.
- Mentoring and developing a team of Engineers and Technicians to reach their full potential
- Site visits as required
Principal Bridge Engineer Requirements:
- Be a Chartered Engineer and have a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent)
- Substantial post-qualification experience in bridge engineering working within an engineering design consultancy or Local Authority
- Experience in leading multiple small to large sized projects and undertaking concept and detailed design reviews
- Proficient in the use of Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW)
- Proficient in the use of Eurocodes and British Standards for the design and assessment of bridges and civil structures
- Conversant with analysis and design software packages, such as STAAD, MIDAS, LUSAS, Autodesk SBD etc.
- Full UK driving license
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