Senior Highway Engineer

Our client is looking to recruit a Senior Highways Engineer. They are looking for people who are passionate about engineering and would like to play a vital role leading on the delivery of highway design solutions primarily in the East of England.

As a Senior Highways Engineer your duties & responsibilities will be:

• Project lead for the design of highways maintenance and improvement schemes with responsibility for delivery to time, cost and quality requirements.

• Undertake technical design checks

• Site visits for surveys and inspections to support the design process

• Production of feasibility reports

• Resource planning and co-ordination of multi-disciplinary teams, including sub-consultants.

• Ensure compliance with internal quality standards and processes.

• Ensure legal compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental legislation.

• Work collaboratively with customers to understand and develop project objectives/deliverables.

• Manage, build and develop customer relationships.

Skills & Knowledge Requirements:

• Incorporated / Chartered Engineer or a highly experienced Engineer working towards IEng/CEng

• Evidence of leading multi-disciplinary projects to achieve customer's programme, cost and quality expectations.

• Extensive design & construction experience in highways.

• Practical experience in the application and review of alignment, drainage and sign design software and AutoCad package.

• Experience of commercial awareness in project delivery.

• Extensive experience of National Highways & Local Authority design standards & contracts.

• Evidence of developing and mentoring staff.

• Experience of design resource planning and programme management.

• Evidence of managing H&S in design and construction.

• Computer literate with Microsoft packages

• Experience of the NEC suite of contract documents and contract administration.

• UK/EEC driving licence