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As an Assistant Engineer / Engineer, you will be pivotal in delivering civil and bridge engineering projects and will use your knowledge and skills to deliver the right quality to time and budget. You will use those attributes to supervise and support junior team members.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

• Bridge design;

• Bridge strengthening and repair, inspections and assessments;

• General civil and structural engineering support to other teams;

• Feasibility studies and options appraisals;

• Preparation of specifications, reports and health and safety risk assessments;

• Preparation of fee estimates;

• Supervision of more junior members of the team.

YOUR TEAM

The Bridges team is busy with highway and rail bridge engineering work for a variety of clients, including local authorities, Contractors, private developers and public-sector clients.

You will be driving the quality and timeliness of the service we provide and will use your knowledge and skills to deliver the right quality of work to time and budget. You will use those attributes to mentor and support more-junior team members.

The position is predominantly office based but some travel may be required occasionally for site visits, inspections, or to attend meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• MEng or MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering

• Graduate membership with the Institution of Civil Engineers or Institution of Structural Engineers, signed off against most attributes and are approaching chartership

SKILLS:

• Experience of bridge design, maintenance or assessment

• Appreciation and experience with civil/structural drawings

• Experience of Eurocodes or sector-specific codes and standards (e.g. Network Rail standards, DMRB)

• Experience with structural engineering software

• Interest in finite element analysis software and parametric design techniques

• Commercial awareness and appreciation of managing costs

• Good report-writing skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills plus a willingness to adapt to new challenges

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