Chartered Bridge Manager:
 
We are seeking an experienced Bridges Manager to lead the inspection, maintenance, strengthening, and replacement of a significant portfolio of highway structures. This role plays a key part in ensuring the safety, performance, and long-term sustainability of bridges and associated assets.
You will provide technical leadership and oversight across a wide range of programmes delivered through external partners, while also supporting both routine and major infrastructure schemes with specialist structural input.
 
Key Responsibilities:
 
·Lead the delivery of annual bridge inspection programmes and structural maintenance activities.
·Manage strengthening and replacement programmes for bridge and structural assets.
·Oversee specialist and risk-based programmes addressing vulnerable or high-risk structures.
·Provide technical and project oversight to both routine maintenance and major infrastructure schemes.
·Act as the technical approval authority for structural proposals, including approvals in principle and consideration of departures from standard.
·Contribute specialist technical advice and coordination to the development and application of structures standards, specifications, and guidance.
·Manage structures budgets and oversee the procurement and delivery of works contracts.
·Ensure asset management systems, inspection records, as-built information, and health and safety documentation are maintained and up to date.

What We're Looking For:
 
·Significant experience in the management, inspection, maintenance, and improvement of bridges and highway structures.
·Strong technical background in structural engineering, with experience providing approval and assurance of structural designs.
·Proven experience managing programmes of work, budgets, and contracts within a highways or infrastructure environment.
·Experience overseeing externally delivered works and providing technical input across design, procurement, and construction stages.
·Ability to manage and coordinate specialist risk-based programmes for structural assets.
·Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear technical advice to a range of stakeholders.
·Experience working with asset management systems and maintaining accurate structural records.
·Chartered Engineer status either MICE or MIstructE
 
FOOTNOTE: 
 
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. 
 
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 40+ years' experience in this market. Please call Charlie at Carrington West on 02393876024 for more information.  
 
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