Senior Bridge Engineer in Birmingham

On-site in Birmingham·Full-time·Added today (last checked 29 Oct)

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Our summary

Work mode: On-site, Birmingham
Contract: Full-time
Experience: Senior level

Skills

Kier is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Birmingham.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Holding a degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
Approaching or Chartered member of a relevant professional institution (MICE/MIStructE or equivalent)
In possession of a Full driving licence
Demonstrable broad in-depth experience in inspection, assessment, design and construction of highway structures to UK standards
Experienced in design of highway structures to Eurocodes

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Visa & relocation

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

The role

We're looking for a Senior Bridge Engineer to join our Kier Design team based in Birmingham within the highways sector. Kier Design, a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

What you'll do

As a Senior Bridge Engineer (Highways Bridges), you'll be working within the Structures Team, supporting them in delivering technical outputs for major projects including National Highways Major Projects, National Highways SDF, TfL, and other significant contracts. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role where you'll manage project delivery, mentor developing talent, and contribute to technical excellence and innovation. You'll be working on meaningful infrastructure projects that make a real difference to communities, while being supported in your professional development within a collaborative and inclusive environment.

Managing the delivery of technical outputs of project teams and acting as Lead Designer on work undertaken by the team
Undertaking services including scheme investigation, site and structure inspections, feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design
Carrying out checking of design deliverables including drawings, specifications, reports and contract documents, and authorising where appropriate
Developing talent within the team by coaching and mentoring Engineers, Technicians and Graduates
Developing and maintaining good working relationships with clients and key stakeholders

How you'll work

Location: Birmingham
Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

About Kier

Industry: Construction

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Additional information

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier