Senior Highways Engineer
Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
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Salary: | £40,000 to £50,000 per year |
Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 19 May 2024 |
Location: | City of London, London, EC3N 2LB |
Company: | Marston Holdings |
Job type: | Permanent |
Job reference: | PCO012 - 051885_1713545614 |
Summary
Senior Highways Engineer
London
Project Centre, part of Marston Holdings, is 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. Led by a forward-thinking management team we work together in multi-disciplinary teams providing considered and sustainable services and solutions. Our approach to integrated design, produces award winning results that have won international recognition.
The Position & Key Responsibilities
This role will require you to operate independently or as part of a team to deliver and outline detailed designs for minor and major highway schemes and traffic management projects. The role requires an in-depth knowledge of 3D highways design, processes, and requirements for delivery of construction drawings and workable highway designs.
- 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.
- Accredited degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
- Applicable Industry experience of at least four years
- 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.
- Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
- Hybrid working with 2-3 visits a week to your local office in London
- Contract: Permanent
- Full time, 37.5 hours per week
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package, subject to eligibility criteria
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Private health care
- Yearly professional membership
- Staff benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail shopping, travel, and socialising to health & wellbeing