Engineer (Bridge)

Engineer (Bridge)
London/Bristol
Permanent Position

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to work on bespoke bridge projects Can you contribute alongside our team of design experts Are you looking to advance your career in Infrastructure Then this is the place to apply your knowledge and curiosity to enable a better tomorrow.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To shape a future where people and societies grow and flourish we are looking for a Bridge Engineer to join our team. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the UKs most innovative and high-profile bridge engineering projects.

We will support you in your journey towards becoming a Chartered Engineer providing the development opportunities mentoring and experience required to achieve professional accreditation.

In addition as part of this role you will initially be seconded to a major national infrastructure programme providing you with valuable on-site experience within a dynamic and fast-paced project environment (HS2). This will form a key part of your role for at least the first 12 months offering exposure to complex engineering challenges and collaborative multidisciplinary working.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Designing checking and assessment tasks across a wide range of both new and existing bridges or other complex structures
• Production of engineering design and details or for undertaking checking or assessment work in accordance with project requirements
• Preparation of analysis models calculations written reports and other contract deliverables and for checking similar work by other engineers
• Working closely with our CAD/BIM technicians to prepare 2D and 3D design drawings and models
• Delivering your work to a high technical standard ensuring accuracy through a conscientious approach to self-checking
• Visits to sites as required

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you whether they are colleagues partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that youll have:

• Have a masters degree in either civil or structural engineering and aspire to become a Chartered Engineer with either the ICE or IStructE or an equivalent institution
• Have gained some post-graduate experience in a design environment working on bridges heavy civil or complex structures
• Be familiar with UK design standards or Eurocodes
• Have the inter-personal skills and aptitude to work collaboratively in a diverse multi-disciplinary team
• Have good communication skills both verbal and written
• Be a technically skilled engineer able to demonstrate a deep understanding and enthusiasm for structural engineering and a personal commitment to technical excellence.
• A valid UK driving licence

A place to work and so much more.
At COWI we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity and sometimes even our courage to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100 per cent of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in Scandinavia the UK North America and India we are currently 7500 people who bring their expertise in engineering architecture energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:
To us a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

Some of our benefits include:

• 28days holidayplus all UKbank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care for you anda contribution from you foryour immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme salary exchange
• Life assurance
• Maternity Leave: 1-20weeks full pay 21-26 weeks half pay 27-39Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
• Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)

Optional benefits include:

• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Electric vehicle lease
• Corporate gym membership
• Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)

Got more questions
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist Abhinav Khanna at

Get to know us even better at our website where you can learn more about our projects our strategy what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer.
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity colour religion gender national origin age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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