Job title: Bridge Engineer

Type: Permanent

Salary: Dependent on experience, skills and location

An introduction to our unique company…

Waterman Aspen welcomes engineers and technical specialists to make their mark by working on some of the biggest infrastructure projects or in delivering professional services across the UK. We specialise in secondment services, providing the right people, with the right skills for the job, at the right time. Our diverse client base includes local authorities, consultancies, public bodies and construction companies.

We take pride in supporting our colleagues throughout their careers. We’re a people-centric organisation, placing mutual respect and dignity in the highest regard. This is reflected in our approach to issues such as mental health and wellbeing, family friendly policies, social value, and net zero. We’re a Disability Confident Employer and an accredited Real Living Wage Employer.

We have big ambitions for the future, and we’d love for you to be part of it.

Your career with Waterman Aspen…

You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as a Bridge Engineer will see you as a key member of the North West team and you can expect:

A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills

Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression

Further exposure to your chosen industry - increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills

The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer

Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers

Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice

Regular social events and volunteering opportunities

Experience required…

Essential:

UK Experience within a public, private or third sector UK based client

Experienced in inspection, assessment, and maintenance of Highway or Rail Structures.

Working knowledge and application of Eurocodes, British Standards and the DMRB codes.

Preparing construction documents such as Pre-Construction Information pack, Approval in Principals, Assessment reports, Design statements, specifications using the MCHW, cost estimates and risk assessments

Awareness of responsibilities under the CDM Regulations.

HND, HNC, BEng, MEng or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

Drafting feasibility or detailed drawings using Auto CAD.

Worked on CAT2 and above bridge design or assessment.

Experience in undertaking Grillage or Finite Element Analysis (FEA) modelling on analysis software.

Experienced in contract and financial management

You’ll get this and so much more…

As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package:

Company car or car allowance

Contribution to commuting mileage

Permanent health insurance

25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)

Company pension contribution

Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits

1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community