Bridge Engineer
Join Our Team as a Bridge Engineer!
Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of infrastructure? We’re on the lookout for a passionate Bridge Engineer to join our dynamic Structures & Geotechnical team in the vibrant city of Birmingham.
Key Details
Location: Birmingham
Hours: 37.5 hours per week – some flexibility available!
Salary: Starting from £38,000 per annum
Sector: Structures and Geotechnical – Highways Structures
Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.
Your Role
As a Bridge Engineer within our Structures Team at Kier Design, you will play a pivotal role in delivering a variety of high-profile infrastructure projects. Your work will include:
- National Highways Major Projects
- National Highways SDF
- TfL frameworks
- Northamptonshire schemes
- South Wales Trunk Road Agency (SWTRA) contracts
You’ll be responsible for producing technical designs and documentation, supporting the Lead Engineer to ensure that our highways structures maintenance and new-build schemes meet client requirements, on time and within budget.
Are You…?
- Degree qualified in Civil Engineering (or HNC/HND equivalent)?
- Working towards or achieved IEng / CEng (MICE, MIStructE or equivalent)?
- Experienced in the inspection, assessment, or design of highways structures?
- Familiar with Eurocodes and UK standards (DMRB, MCHW)?
- A proactive team player with strong technical and analytical skills?
Do You…?
- Want to work on nationally significant highways projects?
- Enjoy developing practical, buildable engineering solutions?
- Take ownership of producing high-quality technical designs and reports?
- Thrive in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams?
- Have the drive to meet targets and deliver work with minimal supervision?
- Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognized as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?
Your Responsibilities
As a Bridge Engineer, you will support the delivery of structures schemes within the Kier Design team, including:
- Producing technical designs, calculations, drawings, and reports
- Supporting Lead Engineers on project delivery
- Assisting with maintenance and new-build structures schemes
- Ensuring designs meet client briefs, standards, and programme requirements
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders
What We’re Looking For
This role is perfect for you if you:
- Have a degree, HNC, or HND in Civil Engineering
- Are working towards IEng or CEng status
- Have experience or knowledge of structures design (maintenance or new build)
- Understand DMRB, MCHW, and CDM regulations
- Have experience within an engineering consultancy environment
- Possess strong teamwork, communication, and time management skills
At Kier, we believe in finding potential, and we welcome transferable skills! Even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply and have a conversation with us.
Rewards and Benefits
We’re proud to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Explore the benefits we provide to support your well-being and career growth.
Diversity and Inclusion
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken, but we know there’s always more to do. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and we value their experiences in shaping our policies. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We can’t wait to see your application and welcome you to the #joinkier family!
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