Highway Design Technician

Carrington West; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A Birmingham-based consultancy is seeking a Highway Design Technician for an 8-week contract with possible extension. You will be responsible for producing designs using AutoCAD, including junction layouts and car park plans. The role demands strong technical skills and communication abilities, ideal for candidates experienced in highways and infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience in development-focused transport planning and highways preferred.
• Strong communication skills and work ethic required.
• Ability to work proactively with high attention to detail essential.

Responsibilities

• Create preliminary highway and junction design layouts using AutoCAD.
• Conduct designs for access and junctions including priority junctions.
• Perform swept path analysis and maintain excellent communication throughout projects.

Skills

AutoCAD

Communication

Attention to Detail

Numeracy

Initiative

Tools

AutoTrack

Job description

We are actively recruiting a Highway Design Technician to join a Birmingham-based consultancy, working on S278 and S38 projects. This is an initial 8-week contract with the potential for extension, dependent on performance and workload.

The role requires working on-site 1 to 3 days per week, and candidates are preferably expected to provide their own equipment and software for the duration of the contract. This is a full-time position and falls outside IR35.

Job Category: CAD Design
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid working - typically 1-3 days in the office)

We are currently looking to hire a Highways Design Technician to join our client's technical team.

Role Overview:

In this role, you will primarily be responsible for creating preliminary highway and junction design layouts using AutoCAD, along with producing design drawings for car parks, bus stations, footways, and cycle routes. A strong working knowledge of AutoTrack software is also essential.

Key Responsibilities:

·Prepare technical drawings using AutoCAD
·Conduct preliminary designs for access and basic junctions (including priority junctions, roundabouts, and signalised junctions)
·Perform swept path analysis using AutoTrack
·Interpret and apply highway design guidelines to inform design decisions and justifications
·Maintain excellent communication throughout projects
·Demonstrate strong numeracy and literacy skills

Candidate Requirements:

·Preferably experience in development-focused transport planning and highways
·Excellent communication skills and a strong work ethic
·High attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to work proactively and use initiative


FOOTNOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.

Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Evan Brookes at Carrington West on 02393 876025 for more information.

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