# Principal Bridge Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Cardiff, South Glamorgan
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

As a Principal / Associate Engineer within our Local Government team in Cardiff, you will be pivotal in driving the delivery of civil and bridge engineering projects across the region.

This is a varied role where you will work on a wide range of local projects focused primarily on highway structures, including bridges, culverts and retaining walls.

You will have the opportunity to contribute across the full project lifecycle, from design, inspection and assessment through to feasibility studies and business case development.

In addition to your technical responsibilities, you will act as Team Leader for a team of six engineers and technicians, providing leadership, mentoring and support to help develop individual careers, foster technical excellence and drive a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

You will play a key role in shaping the continued growth and success of our Cardiff bridges capability, working closely with clients, project teams and regional leadership.

Responsibilities:

- Design of bridges and other highways structures.

- Bridge strengthening and repair, inspections and assessments.

- General civil and structural engineering support the wider WSP business.

- Feasibility studies and options appraisals.

- Preparation of documents, reports and health and safety risk assessments, scheme feasibility studies and outline cost estimates.

- Supervision and mentoring of colleagues, including our developing professionals.

- Financial and project management of schemes

Requirements:

- Practical experience of bridge design, maintenance and assessment, gained from working on both construction sites and the design office.

- Experience of project management of bridges and structural engineering projects.

- Knowledge in design, maintenance and supervision of structures related projects together with a track record of innovation in design and management of structures.

- Knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW) in relation to structural schemes.

- Understanding and experience of use of Eurocodes and their application to bridge design.

- Experience of design in or assessment of steel, reinforced and prestressed concrete bridge structures.

- Good communication and client relationship building skills are essential, plus a willingness to adapt to new challenges and to actively participate in the development of the wider team.

## Skills

### Required
- bridge design
- structural engineering
- project management
- Eurocodes
- Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
- Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works

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