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 based in Birmingham. With the flexibility of remote working and occasional office visits, this is your chance to make a real impact in the world of structural engineering!

Location & Hours

Location: Birmingham (Remote working available with occasional travel to the office required)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (some flexibility on hours available—just let us know when you speak to us!)

Salary

Starting from: £45,000 per annum

About Us

Join Kier Design’s Structures Team and contribute to meaningful projects for esteemed clients such as National Highways, TfL, SWTRA, and Local Highway Authorities. You’ll play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality structural engineering solutions across all project stages—from feasibility through to construction—ensuring every output meets client expectations and programme requirements.

Are You the Right Fit?

We’re looking for someone who is:

• An experienced Structures Engineer with a track record in delivering highway structures design to UK standards.
• Comfortable acting as Lead Designer, managing technical inputs and outputs.
• Confident across all project stages: inspection, assessment, design, and construction.
• Experienced with Eurocodes and relevant design software.
• A self-starter who can lead technical delivery with minimal supervision.
• Passionate about collaboration in a trusted, delivery-focused organization.

What You’ll Need

To thrive in this role, you should:

• Hold a degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Be Chartered or Incorporated (MICE / MIStructE or equivalent), or working towards this.
• 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.

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Bridge Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of our Structures team, supporting the delivery of highway structures design, inspection, and assessment across a diverse project portfolio. Your day-to-day will include:

• Leading the delivery of highway structures design from feasibility through to construction.
• Acting as Lead Designer, coordinating and managing 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.

Why Join Us?

At Kier, we’re proud to offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we’re committed to making strides in this area. Our employees play a crucial role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives.

As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. Please note that due to the nature of this role, a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check will be required.

If you’re ready to make a difference and work for a highly regarded Main Contractor recognized as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor, we can’t wait to see your application!

Join Kier and be part of something great!