Overview

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 industries, delivering work that defines our future and makes a societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance; we succeed when they do. We offer opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, with a culture that aims to empower, include, and value everyone. As a proudly employee-owned business, we invest in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered and brilliant.

About The Business Unit
We help conceive, drive, and implement transport solutions for cities, regions, and asset owners/operators around the globe. From preparing the business case and advising on issues such as revenue, procurement, and environmental legislation to delivering infrastructure and maintaining it, our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle. We play a major role in developing and delivering the Global Transport Sector Strategy.

Overview Of The Role

We are recruiting a Principal Bridge Engineer to join our team to support a growing workload of projects in the UK and around the world. The role focuses on delivering innovative and economic solutions for clients and involves guiding design, leading a section of design, or acting as a Technical Lead delivering technical excellence on projects. You will translate your structural understanding into effective analyses and designs, working with industry codes (including Eurocodes) and standards, and you will guide teams in structural analysis and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.

Candidate specification

Essential

• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (BEng/MEng, MSc or equivalent)
• Chartered Engineer (ICE / IStructE)
• Practical design experience in the bridges industry with the ability to collaborate with other team members locally and globally to deliver a nationally consistent client experience and quality
• Ability to deliver high quality design documentation including option appraisals, drawings, calculations, reports, specifications and construction documentation
• Demonstrable experience in bridge analysis, design and assessment including analysis of structures using standard industry software (e.g., Sofistik, RM Bridge, MIDAS, LUSAS, SAM, Staad or similar)
• Commercial and financial knowledge to plan and monitor project programmes, budgets and resources to ensure delivery to time and cost constraints
• Experience in and commitment to effective Health, Safety and Welfare, Safety by Design

Desirable

• Preparation and review of technical approval documentation for highway and rail structures
• Experience in managing project teams and providing technical leadership
• Experience in identifying, winning and delivering projects including fee proposals and tender submissions
• Experience with digital delivery tools and workflows (e.g., BIM, parametric design, automation)
• Experience in the analysis and design of complex bridges and structures in steel and concrete
• Experience and understanding of structural behaviours with the ability to translate this into effective structural analysis

UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in the future.

Work Pattern
Full Time

Contract Type
Permanent

Discipline
Bridges

Location
Croydon, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh, Sheffield, London, Manchester, Altrincham, Glasgow, Southampton, Cardiff

Job Ref
10136

Recruiter Contact
Ainsley Anstess

Benefits and Diversity

We offer benefits including health and wellbeing, financial wellbeing, lifestyle, enhanced family and carers leave, learning and development, and access to networks and communities. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute. We also provide accessibility support during recruitment.

Accessibility
If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com for assistance.