Job Description
We are seeking a Principal Engineer with experience in the Highways Sector to be part of this established and experienced team working on exciting highway projects. Due to recent successes the team is growing and offers excellent opportunities for the right candidate seeking new and exciting opportunities.
You will form part of an existing team to deliver a varied programme ofd highway and transportation schemes for a wide range of public sector clients across both the local and strategic highway networks..
The successful candidate will develop and deliver projects through various stages of design from feasibility to planning/detailed design and onto construction. You will also be required to support the Group Managers in leadership of people, projects, clients and business performance across the North of England with particular responsibility for Yorkshire and the North East.
You will be required to manage programmes of work and prepare designs and specifications. Duties will include:
- Undertaking services within an engineering environment which may include (but not limited to); scheme investigation, organising site inspections, data collection and analysis, works/construction inspections and supervision to progress scheme design, development and construction
- Leading the delivery of technical outputs within project teams; developing highway designs in accordance with the DMRB using AutoCAD, MX and/or Civils 3D.
- Production of technical reports as required
- Taking a leading technical role on projects for Highways England and Local Authority clients
- Client liaison as necessary to deliver the schemes/projects
- Accountability for checking, certifying and authorising for issue designs, documents, approvals, and reports.
- Technical input to the agreement and pricing of project briefs, proposals and deliverables with Project Managers.
- Mentoring and supervising the output of junior staff
Specific attributes include:
- Degree qualification or equivalent
- Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status of an appropriate institution or demonstrable experience.
- Proven experience in the technical and commercial management of highway projects
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Full, clean driver’s licence
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Confidence to seek clarification of instructions and work scope
- Skills in one or more industry standard design software
- Proficient in use of standard office software