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Principal Bridge Engineer
May 31, 2022 | Comments Off on Principal Bridge Engineer
Job Title: Principal Bridge Engineer
Location: Birmingham
Business area: Strategic Highways
Contract / Hours: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £48k - £52k + Car + Private Healthcare + Benefits
We are Kier, one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as Local and Strategic Highways. You can be who you want to be and achieve what you want to achieve with Kier Group. We're a team of teams, built on people from all backgrounds and experiences: giving you all you need to succeed and every chance to develop your potential to the full. That approach has seen us become one of the UK's leading names in Regional Build, Highways, Utilities and Infrastructure - and offers you a rewarding role in a company where 'you can'.
We are now recruiting for a Principal Bridge Engineer to join our Highways team in Birmingham to manage and be responsible for the delivery of technical outputs of projects or a project portfolio to the meet the client's brief within time and budget. To line manage more junior members of staff.
Key Responsibilities
The Principal Engineer will undertake services within an engineering environment which may include (but are not limited to); scheme investigation, site and structure inspections, data collection and analysis, feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, preparation of tender documents, works/construction inspection and supervision to progress scheme design, development and construction. Carrying out the checking and certifying of design deliverables (including drawings specifications, professional skill and care certificates, reports and contract documents), and authorising where appropriate.
What do we need from you?
- A degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
- Chartered / incorporated member of a relevant professional institution (MICE/MIStructE or equivalent)
- Valid UK driving license
- In-depth experience in inspection, assessment, design and construction of highway structures to UK standards
- Knowledge and experience of the main management systems & processes used within a similar business
- Experience of using relevant software
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- A fantastic matched pension scheme
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- And many many more!
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .
Closing Date: 28th June 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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