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Senior Engineer (Bridges)
full-timeBirmingham

Summary

Location

Birmingham

Type

full-time

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About this role

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

As a Senior Engineer you will lead on engineering tasks and manage Engineers / Designers, Graduates and Apprentices within discipline in the efficient and effective delivery of client projects ensuring the needs of the Client and the business are met.

Missions/Main Duties

  • To lead and contribute to design and integration on projects, ensuring Client commitments are met, delivering against quality, time and budget.
  • Monitor project team performance against contractual obligations and quality, making appropriate corrective interventions.
  • Manage the checking and approval process to ensure compliance with both Client, project and SYSTRA processes. This includes the preparation and checking of engineering designs and calculations, taking responsibility for the management of design production.
  • Ensure project requirements are effectively communicated to the team.
  • Be expected to act as the Work Package Manager on small to medium sized projects.
  • Working knowledge with all technical standards relevant to your discipline.
  • Assist where required in work winning and marketing to maximise team and company opportunities.
  • Leading small teams on bridge surveys, reviewing survey reports and recommendations, advising corrective actions as necessary ready for final approval.
  • Management of change requests, liaising with both Project Management and Project Controls, highlighting cost differentials to the Project Lead as required.
  • The ability to translate relevant regulations and standards and communicate them effectively to junior engineers, apprentices and graduates.
  • Apply procedures and systems to ensure the safety of staff and others affected by the operations of SYSTRA throughout design lifecycle.
  • Compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental legislation relevant to your discipline.
  • Contribute to company-wide goals and business improvement.
  • Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by actively fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment, contributing to an environment where all colleagues can thrive, achieve, and grow together

 

Stakeholder Accountabilities:

  • Internal interaction with interfacing disciplines and departments, Project Managers and Engineers for project delivery and sales/marketing opportunities across Engineering and Consultancy.
  • External interaction with clients, joint venture partners, external contractors and regulatory bodies as required, nurturing strong client relationships and attending industry networking / client meetings as required.

Profile/Skills

  • Considerable expertise in own discipline to manage complex or non-standard solutions.
  • Demonstrable skills of effective communication across multiple levels and stakeholders to present and discuss proposals, justifications and conclusions.
  • Experience as a Line Manager is desirable.
  • Experience in working with offshore production centres is desirable.
  • Proficient working on multi-discipline projects.
  • Demonstrable experience of delivering business results through effective planning and implementation.
  • Experience of project planning, delivery, budgets and timescales.
  • Demonstrable experience of working within the CDM Regulations and CSM Regulations.
  • Experience of working with at least one of the following bridge calculation software packages is desirable but not essential - MIDAS, SuperSTRESS, Autodesk Structural Bridge Design, Sofistik.
  • Experience of both rail and highways bridge engineering and relevant standards is desirable.
  • Degree (BEng/MEng) in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent).
  • Expected to be actively working towards Chartered Civil or Structural engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status with relevant professional body (ICE or IStructE)

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Other facts

Tech stack
Engineering,Project Management,Design,Communication,Bridge Engineering,Team Leadership,Client Management,Regulatory Compliance,Change Management,Surveying,Health and Safety,Budget Management,Technical Standards,Problem Solving,Collaboration,Planning,Quality Assurance

About SYSTRA

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure.

With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer together in the 80 countries where it operates. By making travel more fluid, the infrastructures designed by SYSTRA bring communities together, develop social integration and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure.

A signature for transport solutions, SYSTRA supports its partners and clients throughout the lifecycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved at a very early stage in the design phase, right through to the deployment and maintenance test phases. SYSTRA provides all of its services in more than 80 countries worldwide and generates 80% of its turnover internationally.

KEY FIGURES

  • €1.3 bn in sales in 2024
  • 2nd international engineering company for Mass Transit & Rail*
  • 3d for Bridges*
  • 6th in the Transport sector*

Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranking, 2025

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Engineering Services

What you'll do

  • Lead engineering tasks and manage a team of Engineers, Designers, Graduates, and Apprentices to ensure effective project delivery. Monitor project performance, manage design production, and ensure compliance with client and company standards.

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As a Senior Engineer (Bridges) at SYSTRA, you will: lead engineering tasks and manage a team of Engineers, Designers, Graduates, and Apprentices to ensure effective project delivery. Monitor project performance, manage design production, and ensure compliance with client and company standards..

Why join SYSTRA as a Senior Engineer (Bridges)?

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