Structures / Bridge Engineer (Highways)

Our client have an excellent opportunity for a Structures Engineer to join their Asset Management division within Operations. As a Structures Engineer, you will predominantly assist with the management of structures by identifying asset needs and producing/reviewing risk management plans. The role will also entail elements of project management, like managing budgets and to an extent the supply chain to achieve our goals of maintaining our assets in line with DMRB standards.

The Structures Engineer may also spend time developing treatment options and undertaking preliminary design work, or else undertaking structural reviews and assessment works for structures, while assuring adherence to defined asset policies and standards.

This role can be based from either Basingstoke or Guildford offices on a hybrid basis.

You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full driving licence, with no more than 3 points, to be considered for this position.

Identify, prepare survey briefs, and support delivery of structures survey works that support the improvement, assessments and/or renewal of structures assets.
Monitor the delivery of agreed assessment work liaising with technical partners; or the delivery of treatment options, liaising with the relevant delivery teams to aid successful delivery of schemes.
Develop early solutions for improvements and/or renewals, including compiling relevant documents, evidence, and option reports for value management, considering new techniques, materials, buildability, and costs.
Undertake structural reviews in accordance with CS 451 and structural assessment in accordance with DMRB standards.
Assist with developing the regions asset led forward programme and initial scheme development, customer centric designs and technical specifications.

About you.

Degree or HND in relevant discipline and appropriate experience, or equivalent and working towards a professional membership or professional body.
Experience in structures studies, renewals work design, or structural assessment / Experience working within allocated budgets including the creation of a budget for scheme development (desirable)
Good stakeholder management and communication skills with strong customer focus
Knowledge of Highways standards (DMRB, MCHW and Eurocodes) and their application on the highways network
Knowledge of CDM 2015
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed