Senior Design Engineer (Bridges)

28 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays / Employee discounts / Hybrid working
We are looking for a Senior Design Engineer (Bridges) to join our design team in Oxford.
The Oxfordshire Highways contract is an integrated contract delivering a range of services in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council. Oxfordshire County Council maintains over 1000 structures, many of them with historic interest and key significance in the transport network, providing a varied and challenging workload. Some structures date back to the 12th Century and there are more River Thames crossings than in any other county.
Our client has recently increased their capital spend on highway structures, resulting in an increased workload for the team. The team’s workload is highly varied and includes: principal inspections; structural assessments; feasibility studies and investigations; design and delivery of strengthening, repair and replacement schemes; technical advice and support to our client; close liaison with other contract teams and stakeholders to deliver schemes. We also have a successful early careers programme, so require experienced engineers who can mentor and inspire our young and talented graduate and apprentice engineers.
The Senior Design Engineer will play an important role in a small team of engineers and technicians to design and deliver a range of projects and functions to maintain this vital asset, to agreed budgets and programmes.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Lead the preparation of designs for a wide variety of bridge replacement, strengthening and maintenance schemes in close collaboration with our client to identify and meet the project objectives.
Work closely with project managers, our commercial and construction teams to plan and implement these schemes from ‘start to finish’ within budget and to programme, and in compliance with quality, safety and environmental objectives, including liaison with internal and external stakeholders.
Line manage and/or mentor some staff within the team, ensuring work is planned and undertaken safely and efficiently.
Assist in other structures asset management activities such as principal and special inspections, structural assessments, maintenance prioritisation, and sub-standard structures reviews.
Work closely with project managers and other local team members to provide technical support to a variety of highway and transport schemes.
Assist in the training and development of our trainee and graduate engineers.
Substantial experience in highway structures inspection, maintenance, design, asset management and construction.
Experience of working collaboratively with clients, contractors, stakeholders and multidisciplinary design teams.
Good working knowledge of Design Manual for Roads and Bridges/Specification for Highway Works/Eurocodes relating to the design and maintenance of highway structures.
Experience of mentoring bridge design staff.
Proficient in the use of structural analysis & design software (e.g. LUSAS, TEDDS, RING & AutoCAD).
A relevant Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent professional qualification.
Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player with a ‘can do’ approach.
What’s in it for you:
28 days' annual leave plus 8 days' Bank Holiday
Company car/car allowance and fuel card
Employee Benefits Portal inc. cycle to work scheme and shopping discounts
The position would usually be based in an office co-located with our client in County Hall in Oxford City Centre. We work out of a lively, vibrant workplace in a central location with access to fantastic amenities and public open space. Oxford city centre is well connected to the public transport network including long-established park & ride facilities around the city.
We operate a ‘hybrid working’ arrangement to gain the benefits of face-to-face interaction for part of the week, combined with home-working for the rest of the week to help contribute to a good work-life balance. We have a team culture and IT systems to allow us to still work collaboratively and flexibly, and integrate new starters into the team.
This excellent opportunity is the chance to be working for an organisation leading the way in reducing carbon emissions, driving a circular economy approach, and increasing biodiversity. Milestone have numerous industry accolades, including the Environmental Sustainability and Special Merit Award at The Highways Awards. Constantly evolving and meeting the ambitions of its clients across the UK. Milestone are also leading on the world’s first carbon negative highways infrastructure project.
About The Company
At Milestone we embrace diversity, opening a rich potential for new ways of thinking and helping us to build successful and winning teams. We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process; and as a Disability Confident employer, if you require any adjustments that would assist you throughout your application, please contact us at
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This is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Milestone. The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the Business.
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