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An established industry player is seeking an experienced highways design professional to join their Major Highways Team. This role focuses on delivering and managing large highway and multidisciplinary projects, ensuring they meet technical standards and are completed on time and within budget. You will be responsible for client-facing project management, supervising design input from staff and sub-consultants, and mentoring junior team members. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills in a collaborative environment that values innovation and personal development.
Job Description
Location – Flexible / Team based Leicester
Are you ready to take next step in your career? Do you want to do meaningful work that improves quality of life? At Tetra Tech, you will work with high-performing teams who are passionate about using their expertise to find solutions to complex problems in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy and international development.
Summary
Working within the Major Highways Team on larger Highways and Infrastructure projects we require an experienced highways design professional / project manager/ design manager to join our growing team. Focus will be on the delivery and design project management of large highway and multidisciplinary projects, with a forward workload including Highways, Local Authority and Homes England framework projects.
You will be capable of working independently and proactively on projects, making sure that work is delivered to the relevant technical standards, the required quality, on time and in budget.
The role will include:
· Client facing project management and design management of projects;
· reporting and taking individual responsibility for and managing production of design deliverables for projects;
· input and reporting in Client and internal meetings;
· managing progress, quality and finances at a project level.
As a design professional there will be responsibilities for instructing, supervising and checking design input from internal staff and external sub-consultants, as well as mentoring and supporting staff professional development and training specifically in aspects of highways design management and project management.
Skills
You should be a qualified professional with HNC/degree in Civil Engineering or similar related Construction qualification, with Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer (or near) status from ICE or CIHT .
Extensive experience gained in a highway design related field preferably with experience of working on the design management / project management of large Highways / County Council led projects and experience and knowledge of managing Professional and Engineering Contracts.
Experience of Highways Procedures and PCF Process would be an advantage.
You should ideally:
· have a broad highways design background with all round knowledge and experience of the design and project management of highways projects to the DMRB.
· Have a high level of demonstrable project and design management experience within collaborative design environments;
· be proficient and comfortable working within 3D design and BIM design environments for project delivery/ ideally with Highways project experience.
· Have experience on larger projects of using design protocols and common data environments, project extranets and project management systems.
· Be capable of providing a point of call to assist in the instruction, supervision and mentoring of other team members on Highways Design management processes and procedures.
You are an enthusiastic and diligent individual who likes a challenge and is willing to learn. You have good communication skills, a collaborative approach and a proven ability to deliver work on time. You should be able to apply your experience and skills to project manage and design manage the production of design and engineering solutions whilst being flexible to adapt to and manage challenging and changing priorities.
In return, we will give you all the opportunities and support you need to turn your determination into obtaining new design skills, rewarding achievements, recognised technical qualifications and, of course, an exciting career with prospects for personal development and progression.
About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.
At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits.
For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com. To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter on the Careers section of our website.
Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, , , , , transgender status, or belief, marital status, or and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.
We are very happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours. We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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