Senior Highways & Infrastructure Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established consultancy is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer specializing in Highways and Drainage to join their Infrastructure Engineering team in Bristol. This role includes managing design aspects for various projects and offers flexible working conditions along with comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance and enhanced training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible / Hybrid Working

Private Medical Insurance & Healthcare plan

Enhanced training with ICE

Regular performance review & uncapped progression

Qualifications

• 4+ years relevant postgraduate experience.
• Working towards Chartership with a relevant professional body.
• Ability to prepare drawing packs and calculations for adoptable arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Support schemes through design drawings and calculations.
• Lead delivery of highway engineering infrastructure schemes.
• Manage non-technical project aspects such as contract management.

Skills

Technical design skills

Numerate and software literate

Experience in consultancy

Education

BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civils3D

MicroDrainage

Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Civil Engineer who specialises in Highways and Drainage to join our clients expanding Infrastructure Engineering team in Bristol. Our client has been a dominant consultancy for over 20 years across infrastructure drainage and highways projects.

The ideal Engineer must have a good understanding of Civil Engineering best practice and standards, and the technical design skills to produce high quality work on a range of projects. The individual will support schemes through design drawings and calculations to accompany planning applications through to construction.

What’s on offer

• Flexible / Hybrid Working
• Private Medical Insurance & Healthcare plan
• Enhanced training with ICE
• Regular performance review & uncapped progression

What you need to succeed

• BEng/MEng in Civil Engineering or a degree qualification in a related subject plus 4+ years relevant post graduate experience and ideally Incorporated or working towards Chartership with a relevant professional body e.g. ICE.
• Demonstrable ability to lead in the delivery of highway engineering infrastructure schemes.
• Experience in undertaking an independent holistic lead role on small/medium sized projects working in conjunction with others.
• Ability to prepare drawing packs and calculations for adoptable arrangements applying the relevant principles, design codes and standards such as Manual for Streets, DMRB, and Local Authority design standards.
• Experience obtaining technical approval from Local Highways Authorities for S278 agreements. Surface water drainage design in a highway setting is desirable.
• Numerate and software literate with experience of AutoCAD and 3D modelling software such as Civils3D or similar.
• Experience with drainage modelling software such as MicroDrainage or similar would be desirable.
• Experience in consultancy background with a focus on private sector development.
• Ability to manage non-technical project aspects such as contract management including financials, programme and resourcing. Experience with client and external facing role.