Job Description

Senior Structures Engineer Wanted

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Bridges Engineer join a client in Oxfordshire. Working on the provision of bridges and structures consultancy services to internal and external clients, including deputising for team leader in his absence. Work will primarily be on highway structures ie. bridges, culverts and retaining walls.

Working within the Structures team means your responsibilities will include:

·Management of annual structures inspection programme.

·Scoping of potential schemes, production of briefs, designs, specifications, contract documents, procuring and supervising works on structures.

·Ensuring designs comply with current relevant technical standards and health and safety legislation, including the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.

·Structural analysis/assessment of different forms of structure, primarily by manual calculation.

·Inspection and negotiation with applicants/developers and their professional advisers to ensure that their structures are built to suitable standards (within agreements under Section 38 and 278 of the Highways Act)

·Must have proven experience in managing and programming projects to ensure they are delivered on time and on budget.

·Concise and effective communication in drawn and written form, including selective upward reporting of key issues.

·The ability to work effectively and flexibly as part of a team (as a leader or a member).

·Proficient in the use of computer software, in particular Microsoft Office.

·Management of abnormal loads routeing through the Borough.

·Must hold a full valid driving licence for the UK or be able to otherwise travel to sites around the Borough in an efficient manner.

Inside IR5 - Via Umbrella company

90 Percent Home Working - As and When required at Oxford

Local Authority experience - A bonus

Working hours:

37-40 hours a week

Monday to Friday

Weekly Pay

How to Apply or for more Information:

3 simple ways to apply or get in touch:

Apply directly online via the Matchtech website

Call Callum Laycock directly on (phone number removed)

Email your CV to

Matchtech:

Matchtech are the largest and leading Highways and Transportation Recruitment Company in the UK.

Future Roles:

If you have the correct experience for this type of position but this specific role is not quite right for you, as the level, location or rates etc. is it not quite what you are looking for a present, please still feel free to get in touch with me as I continually recruit similar roles to the one above at all levels across the UK.

Alternatively if are not suitable for this role but still work within the Highways and Transportation industry and believe you will be looking for a new role in the future please give me a call for a confidential chat regarding your employment status.

To apply for these roles, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK