Senior Bridge Engineer

Join Our Team as a Senior Bridge Engineer!

Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for a Senior Bridge Engineer to join our dynamic Design team in Birmingham. With the flexibility of remote working and occasional office visits, this role is designed to fit your lifestyle!

Key Details

Location: Birmingham (Remote working available with occasional travel to the office required)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (some flexibility on hours available)
Salary: Starting from £45,000 per annum
Sector: Design – Highways

Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.

Your Impact

Join Kier Design’s Structures Team and play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality structural engineering solutions for esteemed clients like National Highways, TfL, SWTRA, and Local Highway Authorities. You’ll be involved in every stage of the project, from feasibility to construction, ensuring that we exceed client expectations and meet all program requirements.

Are You…?

• An experienced Structures Engineer with a knack for delivering highway structures design to UK standards?
• Comfortable acting as Lead Designer, managing technical inputs and outputs?
• Confident across inspection, assessment, design, and construction stages?
• Familiar with Eurocodes and relevant design software?
• A self-starter who can lead technical delivery with minimal supervision?
• Passionate about working in a collaborative, trusted, and delivery-focused environment?

Do You…?

• Hold a degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline?
• Have Chartered or Incorporated status, or are you working towards it (MICE / MIStructE or equivalent)?
• Deliver technical outputs to agreed time, cost, and quality targets?
• Carry out and authorize design checks, including drawings, reports, and certificates?
• Communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders, and project teams?
• Hold a valid UK driving licence?
• Want to work for a highly regarded Main Contractor, recognized as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor?

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Bridge Engineer, you’ll be an integral part of the Structures team, focusing on highway structures design, inspection, and assessment across a diverse project portfolio. Your daily tasks will include:

• Leading the delivery of highway structures design, inspection, and assessment from feasibility through to construction.
• Acting as Lead Designer, coordinating and managing the technical outputs of project teams.
• Ensuring designs comply with standards, client briefs, and quality management systems.
• Applying value engineering and innovation to enhance safety, buildability, and efficiency.
• Supporting and developing engineers, technicians, and graduates within the team.

What We Offer

We’re proud to provide our talented team with a wide array of benefits tailored to your needs. Explore the opportunities that await you!

Diversity and Inclusion

At Kier, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace is a top priority. We value the contributions of all our employees and are committed to continuous improvement in our diversity and inclusion initiatives. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check will be required. We treat all applicants fairly, regardless of their conviction history.

We can’t wait to see your application! Join us and be part of something great at Kier.