Principal Bridge Engineer

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Are you ready to challenge the boundaries of what's possible? We're seeking a dynamic Senior Bridge Engineer to join our vibrant St Albans team, who take pride in working together to provide positive project outcomes for our Clients. We deliver projects of all scales across every sector for leading UK&I and international clients. From national bridge designs to overseas commissions in new link roads, new structures and maintenance and rehabilitation works, as well as assessment and inspection services for local authorities. Our expertise spans all major sectors, where we provide comprehensive services to AECOM's diverse client base: Energy Rail Highways Water Development Defence Job Duties include: Deliver: Lead and manage bridges and structures engineering projects, from design, through assessment, construction and maintenance to produce high-quality deliverables. Innovate: Apply cutting-edge approaches in engineering delivery, be that in Structural Analysis, Project Control or Design Solutions. Communicating Expertise: Whether to clients or colleagues, the ability to communicate effectively through conversation, report writing, drawings and sketches is key to the role. Lead: Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and development of junior team members. Come grow with us. We develop projects from concept through to operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and highways clients. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. Here’s what we’re looking for: Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering. Chartered status or near Chartered/ Incorporated status with appropriate level of experience (with the Institution of Civil Engineers or Institution of Structural Engineers) Commitment to working a minimum of 3-4 days per week in our St Albans Office Good working knowledge of structural Eurocodes, National Highways (DMRB & MCHW) and Network Rail standards. Strong technical skills in bridge engineering and a keen commitment to quality with a ‘right first time’ approach to your own work. Experience in the production of drawings, risk assessments, specifications and reporting; as well as interdisciplinary review on multi-discipline projects (through e.g. a good understanding of the key interfaces with road and rail). Who You Are: You’re not just technically proficient—you’re passionate about pushing the field forward. You believe in developing not only your skills but those of those around you, particularly the next generation of engineers and apprentices you will lead. You have a growth mindset; believing that we are all constantly striving to grow our abilities and effectiveness. You thrive on solving complex challenges and enjoy thinking outside the box to deliver sustainable and innovative solutions. You value teamwork, mentoring, and leadership, and you’re keen to help shape the future of bridge engineering. While you’re familiar with established methodologies, you’re also eager to embrace new tools, technologies, and ways of thinking; including artificial intelligence. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment. About AECOM AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM. Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.