Title: Prince of Wales Bridge Manager
Requisition ID: 10848
Overview
The Prince of Wales Bridge Manager is responsible for the management of all technical, engineering and operational aspects relating to the Prince of Wales Bridge. This includes ensuring operational and structural safety, resilience, and compliance with statutory and contractual obligations. The Bridge Manager leads the planning and delivery of inspections, maintenance, renewals, and enhancements, and acts as the primary interface with the Client’s team. The Prince of Wales Bridge is a critical national asset spanning more than 5km across the Severn Estuary and carrying the M4 motorway between England and Wales. Purpose-built to increase capacity, improve resilience, and reduce journey times, it stands today as a significant piece of UK infrastructure. As Bridge Manager, you’ll steward this crossing, lead safe operations and targeted renewals, and proactively maintain its deck, welds, and access systems. Your leadership will keep the bridge resilient for road users, communities, and businesses alike. A central aspect of the role is to maximise value for money by driving operational efficiency and productivity. You’ll coordinate workbanks, access, resources, and supply chains for smooth delivery and minimal disruption.
Responsibilities
* Manage specialist bridge inspections, cyclic and reactive maintenance, and renewal schemes including design coordination and operational delivery.
* Ensure compliance and delivery of operations in accordance with CDM Regulations.
* Deliver maintenance solutions.
* Deliver incident response and instant repairs.
* Support delivery of renewal schemes including design, construction, and site supervision.
* Ensure compliance with ISO standards including ISO31000 (Risk Management), ISO22301 (Business Continuity), ISO9001 (Quality), and ISO14001 (Environmental).
* Maintain and manage Client’s Stocks and Premises.
* Implement a management system that addresses the ‘Purple book’ and gantry O&M manuals for their respective bridge.
* Line management of an inspection and operations team.
* Provide technical leadership to a team of inspectors, Project Managers and delivery teams.
* Coordinate all work activities to maximise productivity, efficiency and value for money, ensuring seamless integration of inspections, maintenance, renewals and access operations.
Essential
* Extensive technical expertise in large structures.
* Ability to manage complex portfolios, including inspections, design, and project delivery.
* Experience leading operational teams and projects from start to finish.
* Proven client relationship management with senior and sensitive stakeholders.
* Experience managing multiple projects and balancing tasks in live environments.
* Strong contract delivery experience, including NEC contracts, and understanding of programme, cost, risk, and safety.
* Ability to coordinate traffic, access, resources, and supply chain for safe and efficient works.
* Experience in high-risk, time-critical settings with rapid decision-making.
* Ability to integrate multiple workstreams and minimise disruption.
* Principal Contractor experience, with CDM and safe site operations knowledge.
* Leadership of multidisciplinary teams, ensuring compliance and safe delivery.
* Experience in contracting environments, with commercial awareness and risk mitigation.
* Understanding and delivery of commercial contracts, meeting business targets.
Desirable
* Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer (MICE/MIStructE) or working towards chartership.
* NEC 4 Accredited Project Manager.
* Chartered APM, Prince 2, or equivalent qualification.
* Experience with remote monitoring systems (CCTV, WIM, wind monitoring, dehumidification).
If you are passionate about engineering, thrive on technical challenges, and are ready to take a leading role in maintaining some of the UK’s most significant bridges, we encourage you to apply.
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