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Mott MacDonald

Location/s: Altrincham, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Sheffield, Southampton; UK

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across global industries, delivering work that defines the future and makes a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance, and we succeed when they do. We offer opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, with a culture that aims to empower, include, and value everyone.

About the Business Unit: We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe, covering the full project cycle from business case to delivery and maintenance.

Overview Of The RoleWe are recruiting for a Principal Bridge Engineer whose career has progressed into project management to join our team and support a growing workload of exciting projects located in the UK and around the world. The role focuses on delivering innovative and economical solutions for clients and offers opportunities to guide design, lead sections of design, or act as Technical Lead delivering technical excellence on projects. Your experience in bridge analysis, design and assessment, and familiarity with industry codes (including Eurocodes) will contribute to effective structural analyses and designs and to guiding teams and communicating with clients and colleagues.

As a Principal Bridge Engineer, your career will involve translating structural understanding into analyses and designs, leading teams, and ensuring high-quality design documentation, including option appraisals, drawings, calculations, reports, specifications, and construction documentation.

Candidate specificationEssential

Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (BEng/MEng, MSc or equivalent)

Chartered Engineer (ICE / IStructE)

Practical design experience in the bridges industry with demonstrated ability to collaborate with local and global teams to deliver a consistent client experience and quality

Ability to deliver high-quality design documentation including option appraisals, drawings, calculations, reports, specifications and construction documentation

Experience in managing project teams and technical leadership, including planning and management of physical and financial resources to meet milestones

Ability to apply sound safety, governance and quality management principles and processes

Demonstrable experience in bridge analysis, design and assessment, including the ability to oversee analyses of structures

Commercial and financial knowledge with the ability to plan and monitor project programmes, budgets and resources to ensure delivery on time and cost constraints

Experience in and commitment to effective management of Health, Safety and Welfare, Safety by Design

Desirable

Preparation and review of technical approval documentation for highway and rail structures

Experience in identifying, winning and delivering projects including preparation of fee proposals and tender submissions

Experience of digital delivery tools and workflows (e.g., BIM, parametric design and automation)

Experience in the analysis and design of complex bridges and structures in steel and concrete

Experience and deep understanding of structural behaviours with ability to translate into effective structural analysis

Location and working arrangementsLocation(s): Croydon, Edinburgh, Manchester, Southampton, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Altrincham, Sheffield, London, Leeds, Birmingham

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Benefits by categoryHealth and wellbeing

Private medical insurance for UK colleagues

Health cash plan for everyday costs

Access to Peppy for menopause support

Wellbeing program with options for you and your family

Flex salary options to tailor health benefits

Financial wellbeing

Employer pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%

Life assurance up to 4x basic salary (option to 6x)

Income protection and return-to-work support

Flexible benefits, including increased life cover and critical illness insurance

Share in financial success through bonus schemes

Lifestyle

Annual leave 33-35 days, increasing with years of service

Holiday entitlement increases after 5 years

Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts

Enhanced family and carers leave

26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave; two weeks paid paternity/partner leave

Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay

Up to five additional days leave for caring responsibilities

Learning and development

Annual professional institution subscription

Mentoring, formal training, and self-development opportunities

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

Join groups supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities

Contribute to community outcomes through company initiatives

To apply now or for more information about the application process, click here.

Recruiter Contact: Ainsley Anstess

Job Ref: 10137

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Industry: Civil Engineering

Discipline: Bridges

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