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Highways Engineer

  • Location: Wakefield
  • Salary: £35k - 40k per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted over 1 year ago

Vacancy - Highway Engineer

Location - Wakefield 

Anderselite are working with one of the leading engineering consultanies in the UK and are looking for an experienced Highway Engineer to join a design team to support Senior and Principal Engineers within the design team and help deliver a wide range of highway projects for public and private sector clients. 

My client provides operate a Hybrid and Agile working environment for their employees.

 

Responsibilities 

  • Preparation of Highway designs in accordance with DMRB
  • Produce project layouts, sketches, cross-sections and details using AutoCAD
  • Assess challenges, research options and recommend solutions
  • Ensure junior staff produce high quality technically accurate work at all times
  • Consider the requirements of CDM regs 2015 in all design work
  • Assist with design decision register, assumptions register and risk register
  • Prepare specification appendices in accordance with MCHW
  • Site visits and surveys, inspections, data collection, supervise sub-contractors
  • Assist with feasibility studies, inspections, assessments, technical reports and other written documents, ensuring compliance with procedures
  • Guide junior staff in the interpretation of DMRB, MCHW and other standards
  • Plan and manage your work and the work of junior staff to meet project needs
  • Keep up to date with industry best practice and where appropriate apply best practice within the team environment

 

Qualifications & Experience 

Essential

  • BSc/MSc or HND/HNC in Civil Engineering or equivalent
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in civil engineering design
  • AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Knowledge of DMRB and MCHW
  • Good communication skills and the ability to work within a team environment

Preferred

  • Working towards Chartership/ Incorporated status
  • Use of applications for the design of traffic signs and road markings
  • Use of Civils-3D on simple design layouts
  • Hold a valid UK driving license

 

If you are interested apply now, or contact Subhan Hussain on 07561506211 or send an email to Subhan.Hussain@anderselite.com for more information.