Senior / Principal Bridge Engineer

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior or Principal Bridge Engineer to join our growing structures team in Mold, or Manchester, playing a key role in the design, assessment and inspection of bridges and civil structures across a diverse portfolio of UK infrastructure projects.

The Role

You will lead and contribute to the design, inspection and assessment of bridges and associated structures across highways, local authority and wider infrastructure schemes. This will include the delivery of detailed design work, structural assessments, and inspection programmes, ensuring outputs meet relevant standards, client requirements and programme expectations.

At Principal level, you will take responsibility for technical assurance, client engagement and mentoring junior engineers, while at Senior level you will play a key role in technical delivery with a clear pathway to progression.

You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams, clients and stakeholders, contributing to inspections, strengthening schemes, maintenance strategies and new design solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver bridge and structural design work in accordance with relevant standards and codes (including DMRB and Eurocodes).
• Undertake and manage bridge inspections, assessments and reporting, including interpretation of inspection findings and development of remedial solutions.
• Produce and review calculations, drawings, specifications and technical reports.
• Provide technical input and support to multidisciplinary project teams.
• Mentor and support junior engineers and technicians.
• Contribute to project planning, programme delivery and quality assurance.
• Support client liaison, bids and business development activities (Principal level).

About You

You will be an experienced bridge or structures engineer with a strong background in both design and inspection. You’ll be comfortable working independently while also supporting and leading others, with a practical and solutions‑focused approach.

You’ll ideally have:

• Proven experience in bridge design and structural assessment.
• Experience undertaking and/or managing bridge inspections.
• Strong knowledge of UK design standards (e.g. DMRB, Eurocodes).
• Experience using structural analysis and design software (e.g. LUSAS, MIDAS, RM Bridge, AutoCAD).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered or near‑chartered status (ICE or IStructE) is desirable.
• A full right to work in the UK is essential for this role.

In addition, you’ll receive a competitive salary and other excellent benefits.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all, welcoming applications from all backgrounds and are delighted to be a part of the government's Disability Confident Scheme. We're happy to talk about flexible working, including hybrid working, and are committed to promoting the wellbeing of all our employees.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact us at recruitment@pellfrischmann.com.

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