Principal Bridge and Civil Structures Engineer

Overview

In this role you join Arup’s Bridges and Civil Structures team to lead technical delivery across a portfolio of rail, highway, stations, and retaining/buried structures. You will contribute through all project stages—from feasibility to detailed design, construction support, and asset management—while guiding multidisciplinary teams and supporting bids. You’ll blend design excellence with client-facing leadership, mentoring junior engineers and shaping best practices. The opportunity offers meaningful impact on communities through high-quality infrastructure and sustainable design, within a values-driven, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Profit Share
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Accident insurance
• Income protection
• Flexible benefits

Responsibilities

• Lead design delivery within multidisciplinary teams
• Support bids and prepare tender submissions
• Produce and review drawings, reports, specifications, and risk registers
• Provide client-facing communication and reporting to stakeholders
• Act as Delegated Engineer or Supervising Civil Engineer when required
• Mentor and develop junior colleagues
• Apply advanced bridge design and rail civil structures expertise
• Contribute to asset management and long-term maintenance discussions
• Shape best practices and contribute to technical standards
• Support project governance and risk management

Key requirements

• Chartered status preferred
• Strong technical skills in bridge design, rail civil structures, and retaining/buried structures
• Proven experience in leading design delivery in multidisciplinary environments
• Good client-facing and reporting capabilities
• Experience with bids, tender submissions, and contractual/financial documentation
• Ability to guide and mentor junior engineers
• Experience with managing teams producing drawings, reports and risk registers

• Client-facing communication
• Mentoring and leadership
• Team collaboration
• Bridge design
• Rail civil structures
• Retaining/buried structure design

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