Design Technician

M Group; Colchester, Ipswich, Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading highway maintenance contractor dedicated to enhancing infrastructure across the UK. This role offers the chance to contribute to meaningful projects that improve community connectivity and safety. You'll work with a dynamic team, utilizing innovative tools like AutoCAD to design and implement highway improvements. With a focus on collaboration and safety, this position is perfect for those looking to grow in a supportive environment that values professional development and community impact. Be part of a forward-thinking company that prioritizes both employee well-being and social responsibility.

Benefits

Matched pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts portal

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced parental leave

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Holiday purchase scheme

Referral rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in highway design and maintenance.
• Awareness of Health & Safety in construction.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing highway designs for maintenance.
• Conduct site visits and surveys with team members.

Skills

AutoCAD

Health & Safety awareness

Microsoft Office

Teamwork

Education

Relevant degree or qualification in civil engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

• You'll assist in the development of highway designs for maintenance and improvement schemes
• Do you have experience using AutoCAD? You'll use it to produce design drawings
• You'll assist in the production of specifications, Bill of Quantities, H&S and Environmental documents as part of a design package
• Do you enjoy working in a team? You'll do site visits, surveys and investigations with other team members
• You'll ensure work is undertaken in compliance with QSE standards and processes
• You'll work collaboratively with colleagues to understand and develop project objectives
• You'll assist in the production of technical reports
• You'll assist with general office activities

What you’ll bring

• You'll have awareness of Health & Safety & Environment in design and construction
• Are you computer literate? You'll use Microsoft packages;
• You'll need awareness of AutoCAD
• You'll need a cleanUK/EEC driving license
• You'll have transferable work experience skills acquired from other industries

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3^rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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