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Our client is looking to hire a Chartered Bridge Engineer with a minimum of seven years of relevant experience to join their team in Leeds.A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.Responsibilities: Work with existing and new bridge and civil structures across a range of materials and forms, superstructure, substructure and articulation elements Participate in the early project stages, including scoping, specifying and interpreting surveys, inspection and investigative works, optioneering and scheme design Undertake and manage detailed design work, including modelling, calculations and overseeing drawing production Support business development, including meeting prospective clients, seeking leads and bidding/tendering Prepare and check documents, including specifications, contract documents and technical reports Act as: a signatory to Approval in Principle (AIP) reports; design and cat 3 check certificates; client representative; and designers site representative Interface with clients from local and national authorities, consultants, and design-build (D&B) contractors amongst others.Required Experience: Hold the title of Chartered Engineer with the ICE, IStructE or equivalent A minimum of seven years' post-graduate professional bridges experience in the civil or structural engineering client/consultancy/construction sector Excellent technical knowledge and engineering understanding of bridges Ability to manage and monitor the finances of assigned projects within designated budgets Experience of contributing to fee proposals and tenders (quality and commercial submissions) Demonstrable responsibility for entire bridge-related projects or significant proportions of such projects Experience interacting directly with clients and other disciplines and managing bridge engineers and technicians Experience undertaking and supporting contract documentation, checking and contract implementation activity on assigned projects Ability to communicate effectively with external parties, in person and in writing Good xjdpvnf knowledge of structural analysis software including finite element analysis Excellent knowledge of and experience in the use of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and other standards and legislation in the field of UK bridge/structural design including Eurocodes Comfortable working in a busy work environment with tight deadlines Flexible, motivated and focused Excellent attention to detail Fluent orhighly proficient in spoken and written English Desirable: Multidisciplinary consultancy or contracting experience from allied civil engineering disciplines, such as highways, structures, geotechnics, rail or water.