Highway Structures Engineer

Job description:

Structures Engineer Highway Structures

Location: Manchester
Pay Rate:£50.00 per hour
Contract: Temporary Contract
Hours: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of highway structures maintenance programmes.


• Manage and coordinate annual bridge inspection programmes.


• Undertake and oversee general and principal inspections of highway structures.


• Carry out desktop and site-based inspections, ensuring health and safety, quality and technical standards are maintained.


• Provide technical input into bridge maintenance, minor design schemes and highway development proposals.


• Manage annual minor maintenance schemes from initial scoping and design through to delivery and performance monitoring.


• Prepare technical specifications, risk assessments, cost estimates and other project documentation.


• Provide technical assurance and supervision of contractors and supply chain partners.


• Monitor project risks, programmes, budgets and technical compliance.


• Maintain accurate asset records and support effective asset management and lifecycle planning.


• Work with internal teams, contractors, developers and external stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.


• Support contract administration, procurement and delivery of works in accordance with relevant procedures.


• Undertake quality assurance through desktop and site audits.


• Represent the Council and provide specialist technical advice where required.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven experience working as a Highway Structures / Bridge Engineer.


• Relevant experience in highway structures engineering, including bridge inspection, assessment, maintenance and design.


• Experience working within a local authority, consultancy or contracting environment.


• Strong understanding of relevant highway structures standards, including DMRB, CDM Regulations and technical approval requirements.


• Experience of managing maintenance programmes and engineering projects.


• Knowledge of asset management, lifecycle planning and highway infrastructure.


• Experience with contract administration, procurement and contractor management.


• Strong technical report writing and documentation skills.


• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.


• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.


• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, budgets, programmes and competing priorities.

Qualifications

Candidates should have relevant highway structures engineering qualifications, including one of the following:

• Undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.


• MSc in a relevant engineering discipline.


• HND in Highway Structures Engineering.


• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status with relevant professional institution membership.

What's on Offer

• £50.00 per hour


• Full-time temporary contract.


• Opportunity to work on a significant portfolio of highway structures across Manchester.


• Senior technical role within a major Local Authority Highways Service.


• Opportunity to contribute to long-term asset management and infrastructure investment.