Senior Bridge Engineer - Leeds
Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a talented senior bridge engineer with at least seven years’ relevant experience for a permanent position within our bridge and civil-structural engineering team in Leeds.
Job type: Permanent
Location: Otley, Leeds
Salary: Competitive
About the role
As an experienced senior bridge engineer, you will provide valuable input to our bridge and multidisciplinary civil-structural engineering projects.
Current and recent projects
* Renfrew Bridge, Renfrewshire, Scotland
* Herring Bridge, Great Yarmouth, UK
* Humber Bridge Maintenance Operation, UK
* Narrow Water Bridge, Omeath, Co Louth, Ireland
* Waterford City Public Infrastructure Project, Ireland
* A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe dualling scheme, Northern Ireland
Main duties and responsibilities
* Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials and forms, superstructure, substructure, foundation and articulation elements
* Participate in early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design
* Undertake and manage preliminary and detailed design work, including structural analytical modelling, calculations etc.
* Prepare documents, including technical reports, specifications and contract documents
* Support the delivery of projects within agreed timeframes
* Undertake independent design checking and provide construction stage technical support
* Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants and design-and-build contractors amongst others
* Support our business development efforts by meeting prospective clients, seeking leads and helping to prepare bids/tenders etc.
* Act as a design certificate signatory, CAT 3 check signatory, client representative and designer’s site representative
Essential requirements
* Chartered status with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) or equivalent
* A minimum of seven years' post-qualification experience in bridge detailed design
* Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis
* Ability to manage and undertake bridge structure analytical modelling, including construction stage and finite element analysis
* Excellent technical knowledge of bridge design
* Experience of contributing to fee proposals and tenders (quality and commercial submissions)
* Demonstrable responsibility for entire/significant portions of bridge-related projects
* Experience of managing bridge engineers and technicians
* Experience undertaking and supporting contract documentation, checking and contract implementation activity on assigned projects
* Meticulous in the detailing of bridge structures
* Flexible, motivated and focusedA strong work ethic
* Experience in written and in-person interaction with clients and other external parties
* Fluent or highly proficient in spoken and written English
Desirable
* Excellent knowledge of and experience in the use of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and other standards and legislation in the field of bridge/structural design
* Experience of contributing and managing detailed bridge design
* Use of Eurocodes in the field of bridge design
* Excellent numerical and analytical skills
* Experience of working independently
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment
* Experience of working to tight deadlines
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including a competitive salary; 27 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays); contributory pension; training opportunities tailored to your needs; and free parking.
Equal opportunity and data retention
Roughan & O’Donovan is an equal opportunity employer.
Roughan & O'Donovan will retain, for at least one year, all records arising through the recruitment process for compliance purposes in line with the Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2015.
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