Senior Highways Engineer

We have an opening for a Senior Highways Engineer to join our clients talented London office. They have a team of 90+ Civil Engineers who provide excellent engineering design services from master-planning and concept phases, through to detailed design and construction phases – with the potential to provide ongoing operational and maintenance advice for the life of a project. They offer a wide range of civil engineering services for buildings, infrastructure and master-planned projects.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working
• Private medical insurance
• Working abroad allowance
• Professional Memberships Paid
• Option to buy/sell holiday
• Cycle to work scheme
• Critical Illness Cover

The role

• Assist Director and Associate Director in establishing new business with new and existing clients.
• Training and direction of London Civil staff.
• Mentoring junior colleagues within the Civil team.
• Implementing company policy.
• Implementing London marketing strategy in association with the Associate Director/ Director – Business Development.
• Implement Health and Safety policies and procedures on projects and oversee team’s compliance.
• Participate in Workplace Health and Safety committee.
• Collection, preparation, and compilation of bids and fee proposals for London office.
• Assist Associate Director in compilation of London Civil monthly results reports to include invoicing, fee forecasts
• Allocation of civil staff resources within London office to projects.

What you need to succeed

• BEng (Hons) or MEng (Hons)

Experience in preliminary design, design management, detail design, and documentation, including preparing specifications, of Civil Engineering projects including:

• Highways Geometric and Drainage design
• Flood risk assessments
• Surface water and foul sewer design
• Basement drainage systems including under slab drainage to building Regulations
• Retention basins, attenuation tanks and other SuDS features for both design and implementation
• Negotiating with, preparing documentation for and correspondence with and making submissions to statutory undertakers, the Highways Agency, the Environment Agency, Local Lead Flood Authorities and other local authorities.

Have a thorough knowledge of the following documents and be able to share that knowledge with staff under their direction:

• Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
• Specification for Highway Works
• SuDS Manual
• Sewers for Adoption
• Standard details used by local authorities