Job Purpose:
- The Senior Bridges Engineer will manage the identification, investigation, design, planning, procurement and construction management of planned bridge maintenance works on the major bridges. The postholder will manage internal and sub-contractors' resources to meet contract requirements.
Responsibilities and Activities include (but are not restricted to):
- Assist a Principal Engineer with the management and supervision of a small design team, sub-consultants and sub-contractors.
- Oversee the outline and detailed design of bridge maintenance schemes including technical approval and design certification.
- Ensure compliance with technical standards or mange the submission of Departures from Standard when applicable.
- Produce tender documents and preconstruction information packages.
- Tender evaluation and assisting with contract award.
- Manage the internal financial performance of individual schemes.
- Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality procedures that form part of the company's Integrated management systems.
- Ensure compliance with the CDM Regulations, as required, and ensure that robust risk assessments are carried out before works, operations or inspections take place.
- Liaise with clients and auditors.
- Co-ordinate the production, issue and archiving of all drawings, documents, and scheme files.
- Ensuring that adequate environmental screening is undertaken and appropriate mitigation measures are implemented prior to work commencing.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- Educated to degree level in Civil or Structural Engineering
- Relevant experience in the design and maintenance of highway bridge structures.
- Professional qualifications and membership of an appropriate professional body (IEng / CEng and MICE, MIStructE, IHE etc)
- A full approved UK driving licence.
- Skilled in the project management of schemes and the management of teams.
- Clear communicator.
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