Bridge Design Engineer Role Overview
This is a pivotal opportunity to join our team as a permanent position within our expanding civil, structural and environmental engineering consultancy.
The successful candidate will play an integral role in the design and delivery of bridge and multidisciplinary projects, leveraging their expertise in bridge and civil structures across various materials and forms.
They will be supported throughout by our teams in Ireland and the UK, facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing.
We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic bridge engineer who can contribute to the early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design.
Key Responsibilities:
* Undertake detailed design work, including modelling, calculations and overseeing drawing production
* Prepare documents, including technical reports, specifications and contract documents
* Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants, and design & build contractors amongst others
Requirements
To excel in this role, you must have:
* Hold or will shortly achieve the title of CEng with Engineers Ireland, ICE, IStructE or equivalent
* A minimum of three years' relevant professional bridges design experience in the civil or structural engineering client, consultancy or construction sector
* Flexible, motivated and focused
* Good technical knowledge and engineering understanding of bridges
* Excellent attention to detail
* Experienced in written and in-person interaction with external parties
* Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis
* Good knowledge of and experience in the use of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and other standards and legislation in the field of bridge/structural design including Eurocodes
* Fluent or highly proficient in spoken and written English
About Us
We are a leading civil, structural and environmental engineering consultancy employing a multidisciplinary team of over 250 people in four Ireland and UK offices.
Our director-led approach to projects and operations enables us to work collaboratively to develop innovative, cost-effective solutions that maximise value for our clients and learning for our people.
We offer health and wellbeing packages, flexible working and life-event supports, so you can feel secure in the knowledge that you will be taken care of.
We are a friendly team with an active social committee.