Senior Highways Engineer
 
Our client is looking for a Senior Highways Engineer to join their team in Edinburgh. This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading multi-disciplinary design, engineering, and landscape architecture consultancy whose highly talented people are passionate about creating places that are attractive, innovative, sustainable, and safe. Their approach to integrated design produces award-winning results that have won international recognition.
 
This role will require you to deliver and outline detailed designs for minor and major highway schemes and traffic management projects. It requires an in-depth knowledge of 3D highways design, processes, and requirements for delivery of construction drawings and workable highway designs.
 
Key Responsibilities: 
·Significant experience in the development and detailed design of highway maintenance and improvement scheme designs in accordance with the DMRB using AutoCAD and Civils 3D.
·Proven ability to be able to produce highways 3D Engineering designs from 2D layouts including existing and proposed models, cross section, long section, and contours.
·Knowledge of highway assets and the appropriate solutions for renewal or improvement.
·The design and documentation of civil infrastructure components of the projects, including but not limited to, Highway design (S38/S278) both preliminary and detailed & Drainage design both strategic and detailed.
·Conduct any liaison or consultation with statutory authorities or undertakers as necessary to implement the construction of the project.
·To provide support within the Highways Team in the management and delivery of the service to our clients
·Production and checking of drawings (AutoCAD)
·Communicating with suppliers, clients, contractors, the public and other engineers within PCL
·Support other Project Centre employees with technical advice on Highway Engineering projects.
·Give technical advice to our clients and potential clients.
·Ensuring that projects are delivered on time and to budget.
·To lead on projects ensuring PCL and the Highways team deliver the agreed commissions and that Client expectations are met or exceeded.
·To lead the engineering input at all stages of a project from conceptual design, through the project cycle to site monitoring
·Support junior staff with their training and development.
·Check output produced by other staff in terms of reports/drawings etc.
 
Requirements:
·Accredited degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
·Proven direct people management experience.
·In depth understanding of Highway Design and standards
·Knowledge of engineering design, related legislation, contract procurement and contract administration
·Demonstrate knowledge and experience of developing feasibility, and preliminary design to traffic/local roads problems which include Alignment, Drainage, Pavement, Road Restraint System, Road Signs & Markings.
·Knowledge or awareness of walking & cycling design, traffic calming, Healthy Streets, junction design, and carriageway renewal design.
·Demonstrate understanding of Health and Safety including CDM responsibilities.
·Comprehensive knowledge of relevant technical / industry / TFL standards
·Good project management skills and financial management
·Strong knowledge of design computer programmes including Civils 3D and AutoCAD.
 
Benefits:
·Hybrid working with 2-3 visits a week to your local office in London
·Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package, subject to eligibility criteria
·27 days holiday plus bank holidays
·Private health care
·Yearly professional membership

FOOTNOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, 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, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Eve Armstrong at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
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