Senior Highways Design Engineer

TURNER & LOVELL LIMITED; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Lovell Limited is seeking a Senior Highways Design Engineer to lead on highways maintenance and improvement schemes, taking ownership of projects and guiding multidisciplinary teams to enhance safety, performance and sustainability of the national highway network.

The role requires delivering schemes on time and within budget, with responsibilities including design leadership, site visits, design checks, resource planning, and mentoring team members while maintaining client

Qualifications

• IEng or CEng status, or be actively working towards professional registration.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary projects within the highways sector.
• Strong track record delivering projects to programme, cost and quality requirements.
• Experience using and reviewing highways alignment, drainage and signing design software, together with AutoCAD.
• Knowledge of National Highways and Local Authority design standards and NEC contracts.
• Experience in design resource planning and programme management.
• Strong understanding of health and safety within design and construction.
• Good commercial awareness and an understanding of successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design and delivery of highways maintenance and improvement projects.
• Managing projects from initial design through to delivery.
• Undertaking technical design checks and reviews.
• Carrying out regular site visits, surveys and inspections.
• Managing project programmes, resources, costs and deliverables.
• Supporting and developing team members through mentoring, training, performance reviews and effective people management.
• Ensuring health and safety is effectively managed throughout the design and construction process.
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Skills

IEng/CEng

Project leadership

Budget awareness

Health & safety leadership

Client relationship management

Education

IEng/CEng status or registered towards

Tools

AutoCAD

Highways design software

Job description

Are you an experienced highways design engineer?

We're looking for an experienced Senior Highways Design Engineer to join an established Engineering Solutions team delivering essential highways maintenance and improvement schemes across the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of projects, lead multidisciplinary teams and make an impact on the safety, performance and sustainability of the UK's highway network.

The role

As the Senior Highways Design Engineer, you'll take responsibility for the successful delivery of highways maintenance and improvement schemes, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the design and delivery of highways maintenance and improvement projects.
• Managing projects from initial design through to delivery.
• Undertaking technical design checks and reviews.
• Carrying out regular site visits, surveys and inspections.
• Managing project programmes, resources, costs and deliverables.
• Supporting and developing team members through mentoring, training, performance reviews and effective people management.
• Ensuring health and safety is effectively managed throughout the design and construction process.
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

You’ll ideally have:

• IEng or CEng status, or be an experienced engineer actively working towards professional registration.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary projects within the highways sector.
• A strong track record of delivering projects against programme, cost and quality requirements.
• Experience using and reviewing highways alignment, drainage and signing design software, together with AutoCAD.
• Knowledge of National Highways and Local Authority design standards and contracts as well as experience working with the NEC suite of contracts.
• Experience in design resource planning and programme management.
• A strong understanding of health and safety within design and construction.
• Good commercial awareness and an understanding of successful project delivery.

If you are looking to be part of an organisation delivering essential infrastructure services that have a direct impact on communities across the UK then this is a great opportunity.