Senior Highway Engineer

Waterman Aspen; Bradford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Highway Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in delivering significant infrastructure projects across the UK. This position offers the opportunity to work with a diverse client base, enhancing your skills and professional growth. You will lead and manage highways projects, ensuring adherence to design principles and standards while fostering collaboration with clients and stakeholders. With a commitment to employee well-being, the company provides a supportive environment for career development, including training and mentorship. This is your chance to make a meaningful impact in the engineering sector while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Company car or car allowance

Contribution to commuting mileage

Permanent health insurance

25 days annual leave

Company pension contribution

Salary sacrifice for additional benefits

1 paid community volunteering day

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Highways projects from conception to completion.
• In-depth knowledge of highway design principles and standards.
• Skilled user of design software such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D.

Responsibilities

• Manage a range of Highways projects, ensuring budget control and progress reporting.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations for clients and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations throughout project lifecycle.

Skills

Highway Design Principles

Project Management

Communication Skills

Budget Control

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Education

HNC

HND

BEng

BSc

MEng

MSc

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

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Senior Highway Engineer

Location: Bradford, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, Wakefield, York

Type: Contract, Salaried / Permanent, Salaried

Salary: Dependent on experience, skills and location

An introduction to our unique company...

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...

Joining Waterman Aspen as a Senior Highway Engineer will see you as a key member of the Yorkshire & Humber 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 required...

Essential:

• UK Experience within a public, private or third sector UK based client.
• Proven experience in leading and managing a range of Highways projects from conception to completion.
• Involvement in the full project lifecycle, including budget/finance control and progress reporting.
• In-depth knowledge of highway design principles, standards and practices including alignment, grading, drainage, and pavement design.
• Skilled user of design software such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with clients, Elected Members, stakeholders and team members/colleagues.
• Ability to prepare detailed reports, documentation and presentations.
• Understanding and appreciation of CDM regulations.
• HNC, HND, BEng, BSc, MEng, MSc or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• A full UK driving licence is essential.

Desirable:

• Work towards professional qualification (IEng / CEng) with the ICE / IHE / CIHT or similar.

You'll get this and so much more...

As a salaried colleague, you'll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package:

• Company car or car allowance
• Contribution to commuting mileage
• Permanent health insurance
• 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)
• Company pension contribution
• Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits
• 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community