Job profile
Mott MacDonald has delivered prestigious Buildings projects world wide including the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Vulcan House (home office building), Maze Sports Stadium-Belfast, Karachi Port Trust Tower (Pakistan) and the Dubai Marina.
Mott MacDonald's US$1.5 billion business spans 140 countries with 13,000 staff working in all sectors from transport, energy, buildings, water and the environment to health and education, industry and communications. The business is continually winning commercial and Industry awards, including being ‘International Consultancy of the year’ (NCE/ACE) and being placed 8th in the UK’s Sunday Times ‘20 Best Big Companies to Work For’ survey.
The North West Division is able to offer a wide range of engineering disciplines with specialist expertise in transportation (including light and heavy rail), structures, urban regeneration, contaminated land, geotechnics, public health, water supply, and engineering materials including cathodic protection.
The Building and Infrastructure unit has been consistently winning significant national and international projects. We are therefore expanding and developing the Altrincham Bridge Engineering team to support our capability to deliver high quality, cost effective and tailored engineering solutions to our public and private sector clients. The successful applicant will be working within an established team of 17 bridge engineers, working on a variety of projects including Holton Borough Framework, Network Rail works, Nottingham Tram, and Strengthening of M53 highway structures/bridges.
Job description
As a Graduate Bridge Engineer, you will be involved on a range of small to large projects which are industry and public high profile. The roles will be challenging, demanding, varied and offer fantastic opportunities for skill set and career development.
Key responsibilities:
• Carry out all aspects of design including railway and highways bridges
• Working within a Quality Assured environment to produce technically correct results
• Use of structural analysis packages to support bridge design
• Drafting reports for structural bridge inspections
• Write the specification for the projects and establish the schedules for all equipment
• Respond to contractor queries and attend site progress meetings
• Manage projects when required
Candidate specification
Essential qualifications, experience, competencies and skills:
• B.Sc or B.Eng or equivalent in civil or structural Engineering.
• A minimum of 3 years design experience and exposure to a range of bridge engineering solutions in a range of project types, i.e., buildings and infrastructure.
• Has a personal interest in Bridge Engineering which will be utilised in a broad range of engineering projects.
• Working towards Chartership with the ICE or IStructE.
• Ability to demonstrate technical excellence in bridge design engineering.
• Ability to write reports clearly, succinctly and correctly.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently.
• Good time management.
Desirable qualifications, experience, competencies and skills:
• Strong IT skills ideally with AutoCAD experience or knowledge of bridge engineering software.
• Competency with both HA (Highways Agency) & NR (Network Rail) design standards.
• Experience of working in UK bridge design engineering.
• Ability to deliver projects within set deadlines and work autonomously when required.
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