Senior Highway Engineer

22 hours ago


Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom DigiKape Full time
Job Title: Senior Highway Engineer

DigiKape Resourcing is a leading recruitment agency, specialising in filling ad hoc shifts and providing temporary and permanent placements for both public and private sectors.

We are currently looking to place a Senior Highway Engineer who will be involved in developing and delivering highway schemes and associated engineering activities within the multidisciplinary Major Transport Infrastructure Delivery Team.

The post-holder will work closely with colleagues in the group throughout scheme development, including optioneering, conceptualisation, feasibility, design, approvals, procurement, and construction phases.

The post-holder will be responsible for preparing project documentation, including drawings, schedules, cost estimates, tender and contract documents.

The post-holder will work collaboratively across the group to develop programmes of work with consideration to project timescales or funding deadlines and support the complex programme of activity required to deliver major transport programmes.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Select and implement appropriate industry standard design specifications, codes of practice and guides to design new and improved highway layouts and facilities in urban and rural settings.
  • Be proficient with a range of industry standard computer aided tools software including AutoCAD.
  • Drive and deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost, and quality constraints.
  • Undertake day to day management and leadership of the project design; including overseeing designs produced by consultants and managing input from other disciplines, to allow you to make informed decisions and act accordingly to deliver the best outcomes for your projects.
  • Lead on engineering input at all stages of a project from conceptual design, through the project cycle to site monitoring.
  • Assess and manage project risks, initiate mitigation, and instigate escalation of issues to senior officers.
  • Conduct liaison or consultation with statutory authorities or undertakers as necessary to implement the construction of the project.
  • Manage project design through internal and external governance processes and external deadlines.
  • Work closely with all members of the team, supervise the work of other team members and instruct, mentor, and guide junior members of staff.
  • Ensure that projects are delivered in accordance with applicable Health & Safety, Environment and Quality policies and procedures.
  • Coordinate design work across specialist disciplines including; Traffic Signals, Flood Risk, Landscape, Street Lighting, Estates, Legal, Transport Planning, Planning, Highways Operations, Sustainable Travel, Public and Integrated Transport.
Qualifications:
  • Hold a degree, or equivalent academic qualification, or have substantial vocational experience ideally Engineering related.
  • Have significant experience in engineering design and design management.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and experience of developing design solutions to traffic/local road problems such as Alignment, Drainage, Pavement, Road Restraint System, Road Signs & Markings.
  • The ability to apply both creative-thinking and methodical / logical approaches to problem solving coupled with attention to detail.
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of Health and Safety including CDM responsibilities.
  • Have strong knowledge of computer aided design programmes including AutoCAD.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

To be considered please apply to this advertisement with your CV or send it directly to DigiKape at info@digikape.co.uk clearly stating the job role and location/ area being applied for.

To discuss this opportunity further please get in contact with us directly on 03333396737 or email info@digikape.co.uk.

Job Types: Full time Hybrid

Contract length: Limited contract with review at the end

Pay: This is a Grade 9 role ((£38,223 - £43,421)

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