Highways Assistant Engineer/Engineer

Sweco; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks

Competitive pension contribution

Private Medical Insurance

Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme

Payment of professional subscriptions

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Cycle2Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit

Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle

Job summary

Sweco is seeking an engineer to join the highways team in the UK. You will work on landmark road projects from inception through construction, contributing to design outputs and collaborating across disciplines.

You will develop professionally with in-house training and mentoring, while working in a hybrid environment and delivering value to clients with high standards of quality and safety.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree and working towards a relevant professional qualification.
• Experience in planning and delivering highway project elements or work packages on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Experience in highway geometry design to DMRB standards; familiarity with Manuals for Streets is a plus, using Bentley OpenRoads or Civils 3D.

Responsibilities

• Undertake design elements (road geometry, drainage, pavement, road restraint systems, traffic signs and road markings) with guidance from senior team members.
• Produce design outputs such as drawings, specifications, schedules, reports and calculations.
• Collaborate with team & other design disciplines and understand their roles.
• Ensure deliverables meet timescales and budgets and align with client needs.

Skills

Highways design

AutoCAD

Bentley OpenRoads

Civils 3D

DMRB compliance

Team collaboration

Communication

Professional development

Education

Degree in civil engineering

Tools

Civils 3D

OpenRoads

Job description

What does the role involve?

Working with Sweco will give you the opportunity to work on landmark projects and schemes of all shapes and sizes. You will also learn from people who share a passion for working together with our customers to deliver technical excellence.

Working as an engineer in the Highways teams we’ll offer you exposure to varied project work working within all project stages from inception through to construction and handover, both operating client side and in a design and build environment working on publicly funded and private developer projects.

• Undertaking elements of design from road geometry, drainage, and pavement to road restraint systems and traffic signs and road markings with support from senior members of the project team.
• Producing design outputs such as drawings, specifications, schedules, reports and calculations etc, to achieve the optimum solution for the project.
• Working in close collaboration with your team and other design disciplines and have an appreciation of their role.
• Ensuring deliverables are carried out within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Ensuring that solutions meet client needs and expectations are met/exceeded.
• Ensuring that all work is carried out to the Company’s IMS, and current H&S legislation requirements.
• You will take ownership and responsibility for the quality of work you produce and be fully committed to your professional development through a mix of our in‑house training opportunities and engaging with professional institution activities.

To be successful in this role you’ll possess:

• A relevant degree and be working towards achieving a relevant professional qualification.
• Experience of the planning and delivery of elements of highway projects or work packages on larger multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Experience of undertaking highway geometry design in accordance with the DMRB, and desirably Manual for Streets, using Bentley OpenRoads or Civils 3D software or similar software packages.
• Experience of highway ancillary works design and MCHW specification production would be an advantage but not essential.
• Strong experience of AutoCAD and a sound understanding of its integration with the BIM environment.
• The confidence to present design solutions and progress both internally and externally to clients and stakeholders.
• A desire to learn, progress and challenge yourself.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What’s in it for you?

This is an exciting time to join Sweco and if you want to be part of a company who is small in all the best ways but large enough to provide a diverse and exciting workload, this job is for you.

From the moment you join us, you will receive the training you need. You will be assigned a mentor, who will support you on your journey to gaining professional recognition with your chosen institution.

You will continue to learn from experienced people who share a passion for working together with our clients to deliver technical excellence and as you develop be given opportunity to work more independently.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s work together to transform society at Sweco!

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK .

We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role.