Bridge Engineer

As an experienced bridge design engineer, you will provide valuable design input to our clif ents bridges and multidisciplinary civil-structural engineering projects. You will be supported throughout by senior members of our bridge teams in Ireland and the UK.

• Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials and forms, superstructure, substructure, foundation and articulation elements
• Participate in early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design
• Undertake preliminary and detailed design work, including structural analytical modelling, calculations etc.
• Assisting in the production of drawings
• Prepare documents, including technical reports, specifications and contract documents
• Supporting the delivery of projects within agreed timeframes
• Undertake independent design checking and provide construction stage technical support
• Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants and design-and-build contractors amongst others

• A minimum of three years'' post-qualification experience in bridge detailed design
• Working towards chartered status with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) or equivalent
• Good knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis
• Ability to undertake bridge structure analytical modelling, including construction stage and finite element analysis
• Good technical knowledge of bridge design
• Meticulous in the detailing of bridge structures

• 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
• Working knowledge of Eurocodes in the field of bridge design
• Experience of working independently on detailed bridge design