Highways Structures Engineer

JR United Kingdom; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Highways Structures Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role offers the chance to work on significant infrastructure projects across the UK, providing a platform for professional growth and development. With a focus on collaboration and mutual respect, you will be empowered to enhance your skills while contributing to impactful projects. The company values its employees, offering a supportive environment that promotes mental health, career progression, and work-life balance. If you're passionate about civil engineering and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid subscription to professional body

Career development and training

Regular social events

Volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in highway structures inspection and design.
• Actively working towards Chartered Engineer status.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections and maintenance of highway structures.
• Collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary design teams.

Skills

Highway Structures Inspection

Structural Analysis

Team Management

Interpersonal Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer Status

Tools

LUSAS

TEDDS

RING

AutoCAD

Job description

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Salary: Dependent on experience, skills, and location

Waterman Aspen welcomes engineers and technical specialists to make their mark by working on some of the biggest infrastructure projects or in delivering professional services across the UK. We specialise in secondment services, providing the right people, with the right skills for the job, at the right time. Our diverse client base includes local authorities, consultancies, public bodies, and construction companies.

We take pride in supporting our colleagues throughout their careers. We’re a people-centric organisation, placing mutual respect and dignity in the highest regard. This is reflected in our approach to issues such as mental health and wellbeing, family friendly policies, social value, and net zero. We’re a Disability Confident Employer and an accredited Real Living Wage Employer.

We have big ambitions for the future, and we’d love for you to be part of it.

Your career with Waterman Aspen…

You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as a Highways Structures Engineer will see you as a key member of the Central Region team and you can expect:

• A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills
• Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression
• Further exposure to your chosen industry - increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills
• The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer
• Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers
• Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice
• Regular social events and volunteering opportunities
• Experience in highway structures inspection, maintenance, design, asset management and construction
• Experienced in Principal Inspections, General Inspections, Site Inspections, repair and remedial work recommendations and inspection proformas
• Experience of working collaboratively with clients, contractors, stakeholders, and multidisciplinary design teams
• Good working knowledge of Design Manual for Roads and Bridges/Specification for Highway Works/Eurocodes relating to the design and maintenance of highway structures
• Proficient in the use of structural analysis and design software (e.g., LUSAS, TEDDS, RING & AutoCAD)
• A relevant Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Actively working towards Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status of the Institution of Civil Engineers or equivalent professional body
• Excellent interpersonal & mentoring skills and a team player with a ‘can do’ approach
• Computer literate, particularly in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Full UK/EEC driving licence
• Experience in coordinating and managing a small team of engineers to undertake and report on structural inspections of bridges, culverts, retaining walls, and other highways assets
• Chartered, Incorporated, or close to a Professional Qualification with the ICE or IStructE