Assistant Principal Bridges Engineer

Job Description

One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, Mott MacDonald is a multisector consultancy providing engineering, management, and development services on projects in 150 countries and a global reach spanning six continents. With over 19,000 of the best people working on a diverse range of challenges, we are helping our clients deliver sustainable infrastructure and development solutions. We have a collegiate and collaborative culture which values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace.

Our teams take an active part in international infrastructure projects, specializing in bridges, highways, geotechnics, railways, environment, tunnels, and foundations.

Job Location- Noida

We are seeking a Principal/ Senior Bridge Engineer to join our team in Noida and take a role in the delivery of bridges and civil structures projects. These cover the full spectrum of bridge engineering from the sustainable design of new structures to the use of emerging technologies together with advanced structural analysis to solve some of the most challenging asset management problems. The scale of our projects ranges from small and bespoke design commissions through to some of the most significant infrastructure projects within the UK and worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Complete assigned tasks in accordance with quality, timescales, and budgeted hours.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives to develop design solutions that meet client requirements and regulatory standards.
• Comply with industry standards and safety regulations.
• Development of functional concept design, development and review of technical solutions, specifications, cost estimates.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with Mott MacDonald's quality standard procedures.
• Provide technical mentoring to the team and others for the key service areas provided by Bridges & Civil Structures team.
• Provide leadership with knowledge management and digital delivery initiatives for the team.
• Lead, inspire and motivate people in the team to achieve high levels of performance and excellence.
• Provide supervision and mentoring, identifying opportunities for professional development and progression along with specific line management responsibilities for designated direct reports.
• Foster a culture of right first-time delivery and work with Project Managers/Principals to ensure effective project delivery.
• Work with the Senior discipline staff and Resource Managers to proactively manage workloads and effective forecasting and ensure maximum utilisation of team members, allocate appropriate staff to projects or bids as agreed.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and new technologies.

Candidate Specification:

We are looking for flexible and motivated professional with a genuine passion and a desire to make a difference in the world.

Qualification:

Degree qualified in civil engineering (BE/B. Tech./ME/M. Tech./ MSc or equivalent).

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience in and a commitment to effective management of Health, Safety and Welfare, Safety by Design.
• Demonstrable experience in bridge analysis, design and assessment including an ability to undertake and oversee the analysis of structures using standard industry software, such as, LUSAS or MIDAS.
• Preparation and review of technical approval documentation for highway and rail structures.
• Ability to deliver high quality design documentation including option appraisals, drawings, calculations, reports, specifications and construction documentation
• An excellent understanding of relevant standards (e.g. Eurocodes and the DMRB).
• Experience of assessment, strengthening, repair and rehabilitation proposal preparation for concrete/steel/masonry structures.
• Experience of managing project teams and technical leadership would be advantageous.
• Commercial and financial awareness, and the ability to plan and monitor project programmes, budgets and resources to ensure delivery to time and cost constraints.
• Experience of working with clients, such as TfW, Network Rail and Local Authorities.
• General IT software skills, such as, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, ProjectWise, Bentley and Autodesk software.
• Experience of digital delivery tools and workflows, for example BIM, parametric design and automation.
• Ability to communicate confidently and professionally with all levels of staff and clients (written and verbal)

Desirable competencies / skills:

• Experience in the preparation of fee proposals and tender submissions would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of the sustainable design of bridges and civil structures would be advantageous.
• Chartered Engineer (ICE or IStructE) will be an added advantage.

As a Bridge Engineer, you will work alongside experienced professionals within multi-disciplinary teams and will gain experience of using industry standard toolsets on a range of challenging and dynamic projects. You need to able to build and maintain strong relationships with both your colleagues and external clients through excellent verbal and written communication skills. You’ll provide technical guidance within your team while developing your skills and capabilities through our development and training programs.

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• Agile working
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing