Graduate Bridge Engineer London 2023

From helping shape entire cities to adapting infrastructure to deal with the climate emergency, a career at Buro Happold presents the chance to make a difference. With a world class reputation, our creativity and our people have delivered positive change to clients, the environment, and communities alike. If you want to be part of something bigger, this is your chance.

Be Challenged

Working closely with our infrastructure design teams, we have designed and supervised the construction of dozens of bridges, underpasses, cut and cover tunnel and culverts in many countries over the past decade. We provide input into the design of roads and railways, into the viability of major infrastructure projects and their environmental impact.

We participate actively in the research and the development of materials, new technology, sustainability strategies and methods of analysis, in order to develop our core competencies. This equips us to develop innovative design concepts, such as the unique steel framed strengthening mechanism that was pivotal in replacing the roller bearings on the Hammersmith Flyover.

In fact, you’ll be working with, and helping to develop, our 3D parametric modelling software (BHoM). It enables us to make state-of-the-art structural analyses. This was a real benefit in testing the unique design of the award winning Lille Langebro swing bridge which uses a locking mechanism which allows the two halves to separate and open for boats to pass through.

We work for public clients, contractors (design-build projects) and private developers. We advocate a close dialogue with our clients in order to optimise the design and the construction process, such as enabling the Stratford Town Centre Link that spans 11 railway lines to be launched over an operational station.

What sort of projects would I work on

New Danube Bridge, Budapest
The new road bridge structure will open in 2025, and will be a new landmark bridge to add to Budapest’s collection of great bridges.

Lille Langebro, Copenhagen
The recently completed Lille Langebro is a pedestrian and cycle bridge in Copenhagen which sits beside the Langebro traffic bridge, it improves the accessibility for cyclist in the city and enhance the vibrancy of the waterfront.

M8 Harthill Footbridge, Scotland
The footbridge is a landmark structure, crossing Scotland’s busiest motorway. The bridge is a fully enclosed, well lit crossing that allows able bodied and those with impaired mobility to safely and comfortably cross the busy traffic corridor.

What would I do

• Detailed analysis and bridge design
• Perform design verification and independent checks
• Analyse erection techniques
• Assess strength and propose rehabilitation of existing structures

About you

The candidate will be qualified to degree or master’s level in Civil or Structural Engineering. It is expected that the candidate will need to be able to hit the ground running, with support from senior team members and it would beneficial for the successful candidate to demonstrate skills and knowledge in:

• Developing concept designs
• Work competently with some assistance from Engineers and above
• Prepare and take responsibility for concept and preliminary engineering solutions for detail design
• Prepare Technical Specifications
• Finite Element Analysis
• Aptitude for coding and computational analysis
• CAD/Revit knowledge

What’s in it for you

• Broad insight within a team, mentored by a subject matter expert. The opportunity to experience our culture and value, and learn what sets us apart from other organisations. Exposure to a wide range of portfolios, including local community led projects and global large scale clients. The diversity of the projects we work on is one of the many reasons Engineers love to work at Buro Happold.
• A plethora of interesting and challenging projects to stretch your professional skills, a friendly and close knit team, flexible working and a competitive reward package. The opportunity to work on multidisciplinary projects aside a range of specialist engineers and designers both within Buro Happold and our collaborators.
• Opportunity to be supported (or even join) our Young Engineers Forum in your local office, join bi-annual events/trips, and contribute your experience and learnings to the next generation of engineers through various outreach activities.
• Our Graduate Connect program allows our Graduates to learn the fundamentals of design and technology whilst building a base in consulting and professional skills. This is a blended learning programme where participants gain experience against our internal professional and technical frameworks in relation to their specialism.
• In addition, we see membership of a professional body and professional registration as crucial to the development of our engineers and offer substantial support to those aspiring to achieve this. We aim to support employees to achieve the highest level of membership and registration their academic background allows.

How long does the process take

The recruitment timeline can vary depending on the role and team you are applying to. Successful applications are progressed to interview stage within 2-3 months from the closing date of the advert, but it is good to know that the whole process can take up to 6 months. We will endeavour to keep you informed throughout the time that your application is being considered, however, due to the volume of applications received and the size of our team, we are not able to respond to individual requests for status updates.

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This role is for current students or recent graduates for an Autumn 2023 start

Be you at Buro Happold

Buro Happold is proud to be a practice of a diverse range of professionals. We actively promote inclusivity to enable every individual to reach their full potential, the more inclusive we are the better our work will be.

We are working to change the lack of representation of minority groups in the built environment, and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative and elegant solutions through collaboration.