Engineer

Essex Highways; Crewe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Competitive salary

Extra leave up to 5 days

RJ Rewards discounts

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Job summary

Ringway Jacobs is seeking a Civil Engineer to design and deliver highway and civil engineering schemes, from feasibility to construction. You will work on cycle improvements, junction upgrades, and public realm projects, ensuring safety, compliance and client satisfaction.

You will lead feasibility studies, develop compliant solutions, manage projects through all stages, and prepare designs and programmes while mentoring junior colleagues.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering (essential).
• Experience in highway design and legislation (essential).
• Knowledge of highway law and procedures (essential).
• Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D (essential).
• Competent with Microsoft Office (essential).
• Full UK driving licence (essential).
• Membership of relevant professional body (desirable).
• Experience with Traffic Regulation Orders (desirable).
• Experience managing project costs and programmes (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Undertaking feasibility studies and detailed design of highways and civil engineering schemes.
• Analysing engineering challenges and developing practical, compliant solutions.
• Managing projects through all stages including delivery on site.
• Preparing designs, specifications and programmes.
• Supporting delivery on time and within budget.
• Liaising with stakeholders including councils and the public.
• Producing reports and attending meetings.
• Ensuring designs meet required standards and specifications.
• Maintaining accurate project records.
• Providing professional and technical advice.
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members.

Skills

Highway design experience

Knowledge of highway law

Full UK driving licence

Education

HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD 2D

Microsoft Office

Job description

Reporting to the Design Team Leader, you will be responsible for the design and delivery of a portfolio of highway, civil engineering and traffic management schemes, from feasibility through to construction.
You will contribute to a varied programme of works including cycle improvements, junction upgrades, public realm schemes and local highway projects, ensuring delivery is safe, compliant, and meets client expectations.
This role offers strong opportunities for career progression and professional development within a supportive and forward thinking team environment.

The Role

• Undertaking feasibility studies and detailed design of highways and civil engineering schemes
• Analysing engineering challenges and developing practical, compliant solutions
• Managing projects through all stages including delivery on site
• Preparing designs, specifications and programmes
• Supporting delivery on time and within budget
• Liaising with stakeholders including councils and the public
• Producing reports and attending meetings
• Ensuring designs meet required standards and specifications
• Maintaining accurate project records
• Providing professional and technical advice
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members

About You

• HNC/HND or Degree in Civil Engineering (essential)
• Experience in highway design and legislation (essential)
• Knowledge of highway law and procedures (essential)
• Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D (essential)
• Competent with Microsoft Office (essential)
• Full UK driving licence (essential)
• Membership of relevant professional body (desirable)
• Experience with Traffic Regulation Orders (desirable)
• Experience managing project costs and programmes (desirable)

At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That's why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.

Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

In return for your hard work you will receive:

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through our RJ Rewards app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.