Highway Engineer

Posted 15 June 2022
Salary £45 - 50 per hour
LocationEngland
Job type Contract - Full Time
Discipline Highways, Transport & Infrastructure
ReferenceJO0000033918
Contact NameHarriet Simmonds

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Highway Engineer to come and join a busy client in the West Midlands.

The main duties of the Senior Highway Engineer are:

  • Leading technical delivery of civil engineering projects / civil engineering input into multi-disciplinary projects.
  • Using your excellent analytical skills to derive potential solutions to engineering problems and engineering judgement to appraise and recommend options.
  • Act as Technical Lead or Technical Reviewer on projects.
  • Overseeing completion of designs and the production of and review design documentation including sketches, drawings, calculations, reports and specifications.
  • Staying abreast of industry developments and changes in standards.
  • Ensuring work produced is technically accurate and delivered in accordance with the appropriate standards.


Requirements of Senior Highways Engineer:

  • BEng / MEng or MSc degree in civil engineering or equivalent.
  • Chartered / Incorporated status and corporate membership of the ICE, IHT or IStructE.
  • Experience of working with our key clients, e.g. Local Authorities, Highways England, Network Rail, Developers and/or major Contractors.
  • Ability to contribute to bids and tenders.
  • Ability to develop and agree scopes and manage the internal technical supply chain, including budgets, programme and quality of deliverable, delivering within set time frame.
  • Good project management skills, commercial awareness, financial control and ability to deliver across a range of contract types. This will include an ability to manage stakeholders, e.g. specialist suppliers, independent checkers and local authorities.


For a full description and further information on the role, please call Harriet Simmonds at Carrington West on 02393 876051.

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 Harriet at Carrington West on 02393 876051 for more information.