Senior Structures Engineer

Senior Structures Engineer - Highways

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Location: Bournemouth / Hybrid - minimum 1 day per week in the office

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Hours: 37 hours per week

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Start Date: ASAP

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Contract: Interim / Contract

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A local authority on the South Coast is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Structures Engineer to support the delivery of its highway structures maintenance and improvement programme.

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The role will cover a varied structures portfolio including road bridges, footbridges, culverts, subways, retaining walls and gantries, with involvement across the full project lifecycle from initial assessment and design through to construction and completion.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Design and develop highway structures schemes from concept through to construction
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• Produce and review drawings, specifications, tender documentation and pre-construction information
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• Carry out visual, general and principal bridge inspections
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• Support the development of planned maintenance programmes using asset condition and prioritisation data
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• Manage highway structures projects, consultants and contractors
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• Supervise site-specific contract delivery teams
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• Monitor programme, cost, quality and project performance
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• Work across projects with annual values typically between £1m and £5m
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• Liaise with contractors, utilities, internal teams and other stakeholders
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• Ensure works comply with relevant technical standards, legislation and CDM requirements
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• Support improvements and innovation across structures and asset management
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Requirements

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• Substantial experience delivering highway structures projects
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• Strong technical knowledge of bridges and other highway structures, including design and construction
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• Experience managing bridge/structures projects and supervising construction works
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• Knowledge of DMRB, British Standards and Eurocodes
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• Experience undertaking bridge inspections in accordance with relevant highway structures inspection standards
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• Good understanding of CDM 2015 and health & safety requirements
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• Experience of contract and project management, including cost and quality control
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• Ability to manage consultants, contractors and technical staff across multiple projects
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• Relevant engineering qualification at RQF Level 4-7
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• Chartered Engineer with ICE or IStructE
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• Experience with finite element/grillage analysis software such as LUSAS, ENCAD or similar
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• Ability to travel to sites when required
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This would suit an experienced Senior Bridge Engineer, Senior Structures Engineer or Highway Structures Engineer who is comfortable working across design, inspections, asset management and project delivery.

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The position offers hybrid working, with a minimum of one day per week in the Bournemouth office, alongside occasional site visits.

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