Senior Structural Engineer (Bridges) – Connect Plus Services | M25 Network | Leatherhead / South Mimms / Dartford | Highways Infrastructure

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About the Role

At Connect Plus Services, we manage and maintain the strategic infrastructure of the M25 motorway, one of the busiest and most complex road networks in Europe. Working in partnership with Connect Plus and National Highways, we are responsible for maintaining and improving critical infrastructure assets to ensure the network remains safe, reliable and efficient for the millions of drivers who use it every day.

We are looking for a Senior Structural Engineer (Bridges) to join our Engineering Design Team. In this role, you will take a leading position in the structural assessment, design review and strengthening of bridges and other highway structures across the M25 network. You will oversee technical delivery from external framework consultants while supporting the development of in‑house capability, ensuring that all designs meet required standards, programme expectations and budget constraints.

You will work closely with internal teams—including Asset Management, Project Management and Construction—as well as external partners such as National Highways and design consultants, helping to deliver safe, efficient and innovative engineering solutions for complex structures across the network.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Leading the structural assessment of substandard structures such as bridges and viaducts, prioritising assets for assessment and overseeing the design and delivery of strengthening schemes.
  • Reviewing and assuring structural design proposals from framework contractors and external consultants, ensuring all submissions meet National Highways standards and DBFO contractual requirements.
  • Managing the delivery of design work from both external consultants and internal design resources, ensuring projects are delivered to agreed scope, programme and budget.
  • Supervising and mentoring engineers within the structures design team, supporting skills development and engineering capability across the business.
  • Working closely with project managers and asset teams to support the development and delivery of asset‑management forward plans.
  • Identifying cost‑effective engineering solutions that enhance the life and performance of M25 structures including bridges, culverts, tunnels and retaining walls.
  • Carrying out optioneering, feasibility studies and whole‑life costing activities to determine the most appropriate engineering solutions.
  • Leading design review processes, contributing to gateway reviews and ensuring that all structural designs comply with DMRB, Eurocodes and MCHW.
  • Maintaining strong working relationships with National Highways and other stakeholders, promoting innovation, continuous improvement and best practice in engineering delivery.

Who We’re Looking For

We are seeking an experienced structural engineer with strong knowledge of bridge design and assessment within the highways environment. You should have:

  • A relevant engineering qualification (BEng, MEng, HNC, HND or equivalent).
  • Strong technical knowledge of structural analysis and design standards relevant to highway structures.
  • Experience managing or coordinating structural design work, including oversight of consultant deliverables and design packages in a multidisciplinary setting.
  • A solid understanding of health and safety legislation, particularly CDM regulations and Designer duties.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal teams, external consultants and clients.

Membership of a professional institution such as ICE or IStructE—or active progress towards IEng or CEng status—would be an advantage.

 

Behavioural Competencies

Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.

Energising:  Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards   and continuous improvement. 

Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.

Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.

Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

 

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With just under 15 years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

 

CPS is dedicated to reducing its carbon footprint through sustainable practices and innovative solutions.

 

About us

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:  https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

 

 

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to HR@connectplusm25.co.uk