Highway Engineer or Senior Engineer

Posted 24 May 2023
Salary Negotiable
LocationWarrington
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Highways, Transport & Infrastructure
ReferenceJO0000043039
Contact NameTony Hutt

Job description

Job Description
My client is looking for candidates to deliver exciting and complex Highways projects. Join their talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together they face clients' challenges head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment, with a hybrid working approach, committed to developing staff and showcasing their successes.
 
This role offers the opportunity to lead highways designs, working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team for Strategic and Local Authority clients across the Northwest and UK. Responsible for the Highways design you'll be supported by junior members of staff who, in turn, you will develop and support.
 
Roles are based on either their Warrington and or Manchester offices, with some travel within the region to ensure you can deliver value for clients.
 
The Northwest team is a real community, with a strong social scheme, community engagement and a feeling of belonging to this region. Their aim is to attract people who want to enjoy their work, contribute to transport improvements and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
 
Key responsibilities:
·Leading technical delivery of highway engineering projects and key technical input into multi-disciplinary projects.
·Maintaining and developing excellent client relationships.
·Development of a team of engineers, technicians and apprentices.
·Working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary global team, for delivery of projects.
·Support the business in winning work including representing the business at networking events, inputting into bids and tenders and establish, maintain and develop relationships with existing and prospective internal and external clients.
 
Key requirements:
·BEng, MEng or MSc Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
·IEng or CEng with a relevant professional institution (e.g., ICE or CIHT).
·Extensive experience of working with our key clients, e.g., Local Authorities, Highways England, Developers and/or major Contractors.
·Demonstrable experience of technical highways design, within multi-disciplinary schemes.
·Experience in highway alignment design including links and junctions.
·A thorough comprehension of technical standards relating to highways design with experience in identifying and seeking approvals for departures in standard.
 
Connecting countries, cities and communities, their Transportation team works on some of the most challenging projects of our time. Helping people to travel reliably and more efficiently, we transform highway and rail infrastructure.