Highways Design Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable construction consulting firm in Birmingham is seeking a Highways Engineer to join their team on a full-time hybrid basis. The ideal candidate should have 3-4+ years of UK engineering experience, particularly in highways and drainage design. The role includes developing design packages and liaising with clients. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a range of benefits, including a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Option to buy or sell additional holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Insurance

Training and mentorship opportunities

Paid professional subscription

Cycle to Work scheme

Season ticket loan

Enhanced benefits portal

Qualifications

• 3-4+ years postgraduate UK experience in engineering.
• Experience in project management focusing on time, cost, scope.
• Familiarity with UK engineering standards and S38/S278 applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop infrastructure design packages from concept to construction.
• Interpret planning conditions for highways and drainage works.
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders for effective communication.

Skills

Highways design experience

Drainage design experience

Project management

Experience with AutoCAD

Knowledge of UK design standards

Tools

AutoCAD

Autodesk Civil 3D

Revit

MicroDrainage

Causeway Flow

Job description

We have an opening for a Highways Engineer to join our clients busy Birmingham office on a full-time hybrid basis. You’ll be joining a diverse civil team who are specialists in the strategic infrastructure planning, highway and drainage engineering sectors. You can expect to work on large residential strategic land sites, big box logistics/manufacturing, and significant urban regeneration areas.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working
• Option to buy or sell additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Insurance
• Opportunities for internal and external training, mentorship schemes
• One paid professional subscription per year
• Internal mental health first aiders access
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Enhanced benefits portal

The role

• Development of infrastructure design packages and scheme evolution including concept design, optioneering, detail design, specification, and construction support.
• Interpretation and discharge of planning conditions relating to highways and drainage works.
• Interpreting records and site information, such as utility clash detection analysis.
• Client and stakeholder liaison, both internally and externally.
• Production of technical memos, design reports, design packages, and drawings / models.
• Survey management and construction supervision.

What you need to succeed

• Ideally, we are looking for someone with 3/4+ years post graduate UK experience, within the engineering sector working for a private or public sector design consultancy.
• To have experience in project Management with an emphasis on time, cost, and scope management.
• It’s important you have experience in highways / drainage / infrastructure design, and familiarity with UK design standards and negotiation of S38 and S278 applications.
• Awareness of UK engineering standards and guidance.
• A wealth of experience in design / drawing software, such as AutoCAD / Autodesk Civil 3D / Revit.
• To have drainage network modelling within industrial, commercial, and residential environments, including coordinating with Civil 3D using packages such as MicroDrainage / Causeway Flow.
• Procuring and managing survey and construction contractors and overseeing activities on / off site.