Structures Engineer

National Highways Limited; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways has a fantastic opportunity for a Structures Engineer to join their Asset Management division. The role focuses on managing structures, project management, and ensuring compliance with national standards while working collaboratively with various teams in a hybrid arrangement.

Qualifications

• Working towards a professional membership.
• Experience in structures studies, renewals design, or structural assessment.
• Knowledge of standards like DMRB, MCHW, Eurocodes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing structures and asset needs.
• Monitor delivery of assessment works and liaise with technical partners.
• Develop schemes and treatment options in line with national standards.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Customer focus

Education

Degree or HND in a relevant discipline

Job description

About the job.

National Highways has an excellent opportunity for a Structures Engineer to join our Asset Management division within Operations. As a Structures Engineer, you will primarily assist with managing our structures by identifying asset needs and producing/reviewing risk management plans. The role will also involve project management tasks, such as managing budgets and the supply chain, to maintain our assets in line with DMRB standards.

The Structures Engineer may also develop treatment options, undertake preliminary design work, or conduct structural reviews and assessments, ensuring adherence to asset policies and standards.

This role can be based at Wakefield, Darlington, or Leeds offices on a hybrid basis.

You will be required to drive as part of your role and must have a full driving licence with no more than 3 points to be considered.

• Identify, prepare survey briefs, and support the delivery of structural survey works to support asset improvement, assessment, and renewal.
• Monitor assessment work delivery, liaising with technical partners, and support the delivery of treatment options with relevant teams.
• Develop early solutions for improvements or renewals, including compiling documents, evidence, and option reports for value management, considering new techniques, materials, buildability, and costs.
• Undertake structural reviews in accordance with CS 451 and assessments following DMRB standards.
• Assist in developing the regional asset-led forward programme, initial scheme development, customer-centric designs, and technical specifications.

About you.

• Degree or HND in a relevant discipline with appropriate experience, or equivalent, and working towards a professional membership.
• Experience in structures studies, renewals design, or structural assessment; experience working within budgets and creating budgets for scheme development (desirable).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with a customer focus.
• Knowledge of National Highways standards (DMRB, MCHW, Eurocodes) and their application.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015.

About us.

At National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, ensuring safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customer service, and delivery, guided by our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork, and ownership.

Operations is central to maintaining the strategic road network, handling over 39,000 customer inquiries monthly, managing maintenance, driving efficiencies, and responding to incidents across 4,500 miles of roads.

External candidates will start at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed according to our pay policy. We are committed to diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.