Senior Highways Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable consultancy in Wakefield is seeking a Senior Highways Engineer to lead a small team. The role involves establishing new business, mentoring junior colleagues, and ensuring compliance with Health and Safety policies. Candidates should hold a degree in Civil Engineering, have experience in managing client relationships, and possess technical design skills using tools such as Civil 3D and AutoCAD. An attractive hybrid working arrangement is offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Flexible Benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree level education in Civil Engineering.
• Experience managing client relationships and work within budget.
• Ability to check and sign off technical design work.

Responsibilities

• Assist Director in establishing new business with clients.
• Mentor junior colleagues within the Civil team.
• Implement Health and Safety policies and oversee compliance.

Skills

Client relationship management

Technical design review

Team collaboration

Civils design and specification

Report preparation

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Civil 3D

MicroDrainage

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

This is the perfect role for a Senior Highways Engineer who is looking to move to a trusted consultancy in Wakefield. This client is expanding their office and are on the hunt for a Senior Highways Engineer to lead a small team.

What’s on offer

• Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, exclusive of Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Flexible Benefits – including Cycle scheme, Dental insurance, Optical Cover, Travel insurance and corporate discounts.
• Early leaving at the end of the month

The role

• Assist Director and Associate Director in establishing new business with new and existing clients.
• Training and direction of Civil staff.
• Mentoring junior colleagues within the Civil team.
• Implementing company policy.
• Implementing marketing strategy in association with the Associate Director/ Director – Business Development.
• Implement Health and Safety policies and procedures on projects and oversee team’s compliance.
• Participate in Workplace Health and Safety committee.
• Collection, preparation, and compilation of bids and fee proposals
• Assist Associate Director in compilation of Civil monthly results reports to include invoicing, fee forecasts

What you need to succeed

• Educated to a minimum Degree level in Civil Engineering, or equivalent;
• Experience in managing and leading client relationships, reporting on progress and managing work within budget and to programme;
• Able to check and sign off technical design work
• Experience in the planning, design and construction of residential, commercial and industrial developments from conception to technical approval;
• Experience in working in collaborative teams with clients, contractors, external design team members, local authorities, statutory bodies and other third parties;
• Design and specification of civils drainage, earthworks and / or highways;
• An understanding of service utilities, drainage and external works design and modelling;
• Ability to prepare reports on technical matters;
• Use of technical design tools such as Civil 3D, MicroDrainage and AutoCAD, or equivalents.