Senior Bridge Engineer

An opportunity has arisen within the South East Bridges Team for a Senior Bridge Design Engineer to lead scheme delivery from one of our offices in South Queensferry, Stepps or Bonnyrigg

To deliver record bridge maintenance budgets, the works will include a variety of bridge refurbishment, bearing replacement and bridge strengthening schemes. BEAR Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland manage over 850 structures as part of the South East trunk road network which includes a number of complex bridges.

The role will involve working on the detailed design, procurement and construction management of bridge maintenance schemes.

Candidates should have experience of bridge assessment, design and design of maintenance schemes, such as bearing replacement design. Candidates will be responsible for managing health and safety, environmental and commercial aspects of schemes. Candidates should be professionally qualified to CEng level either with the ICE or ISTructE.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is interested in progressing their career by helping manage others in the delivery of a diverse programme of work. The successful candidates will have good leadership and communication skills, be flexible and hold a valid driving licence.

Job Purpose :

• The Senior Bridges Engineer will manage the identification, investigation, design, planning, procurement and construction management of planned bridge maintenance works on bridges, and other structures, of varying size and complexity. The postholder will manage internal and sub-contractors’ resources to meet contract requirements.

Responsibilities and Activities include (but are not restricted to) :

Knowledge, Skills and Experience :

Why BEAR?

BEAR Scotland currently manages, maintains and improves 1962km of Scottish trunk road including over 2000 bridges and structures through some of the most scenic, but challenging, parts of the country. That means delivering £million investment on road maintenance and improvement every year.

We believe that the people who work with us are our greatest asset and, in order for us to succeed, we make sure we retain and attract a talented, innovative and dedicated team. In return, we offer :

Grow your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, flourish, and succeed.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees.

About BEAR

BEAR is an alliance formed by three leading companies – Vinci, Jacobs and Breedon. We manage two of Scotland’s four Trunk Road Maintenance Contracts (South-East & North West) for Transport Scotland. We are also the primary contractor on two major DBFO contracts (M80 Stepps – Haggs and A92 Dundee – Arbroath).

As a company we pride ourselves on delivering a first-rate service to our clients based on the commitment of all our employees, our flexible approach and breadth of experience. This has helped us become the recognised sector-leader in Scotland driving ongoing improvements to the areas that we manage.

Please send your CV to recruitment@bearscotland.co.uk to be considered for this vacancy.