Highway Engineer

Carrington West; Kirklees; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking an experienced Highway Engineer in West Yorkshire for a 6-month contract with hybrid working. You will own highway design, safety and project delivery, hitting the ground running with minimal supervision.

The role requires delivering capital schemes and managing health and safety risks across projects. Key responsibilities include highway design, technical advisory, TRO work, and effective liaison with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering highway safety schemes.
• Knowledge of DMRB and MMHW.
• Public-sector highways environment experience.
• Strong AutoCAD capability.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and delivery of capital highway schemes of varying size and complexity.
• Provide highway engineering design, technical advice and project management.
• Develop highway safety schemes in accordance with DMRB and MMHW.
• Prepare practical design solutions against defined project briefs using AutoCAD.
• Project manage small to medium-sized highway schemes through delivery.
• Identify and manage health and safety risks throughout design and construction.
• Undertake highway safety and TRO work in response to public and stakeholder concerns.

Skills

Highway design

Project management

Autonomy

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Highway Engineer

£40-£45 per hour

West Yorkshire

Hybrid Working

6-Month Contract

An experienced Highway Engineer is required to support an increased workload across a varied programme of capital highway schemes. You'll take ownership of highway design, safety and project delivery work, so the ability to hit the ground running with minimal supervision is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and delivery of capital highway schemes of varying size and complexity.
• Provide highway engineering design, technical advice and project management.
• Develop highway safety schemes in accordance with DMRB and MMHW.
• Prepare practical design solutions against defined project briefs using AutoCAD.
• Project manage small to medium-sized highway schemes through delivery.
• Identify and manage health and safety risks throughout design and construction.
• Undertake highway safety and Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) work in response to public and stakeholder concerns.
• Liaise effectively with internal teams, external designers and other project stakeholders.

Essential Requirements

• Strong experience developing and delivering highway safety schemes.
• Good working knowledge of DMRB and MMHW.
• Proven project management experience across small to medium highway schemes.
• Strong AutoCAD capability.
• Experience identifying and managing design and construction health and safety risks.
• Previous experience working within a public-sector highways environment.
• Experience preparing highway engineering design solutions to project briefs.
• Strong communication and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
• Valid driving licence.
• Able to work autonomously and make an immediate impact with minimal training or support.

Desirable Experience

• Creating and delivering Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs).
• KeyLINES, KeySIGN and KeyAccidents.
• ParkMap, including entering and managing highway schemes.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced Highway Engineer looking for a varied 6-month contract covering capital schemes, highway design, road safety and TRO work, with hybrid working available in West Yorkshire.

For a full description and further information on the role, please call Jason Kohle at Carrington West on (phone number removed).

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