Transport Engineer

SLR Consulting; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Company pension

Healthcare

Travel insurance

Life insurance

Flexible bank holidays

Job summary

SLR Consulting is seeking an experienced Engineer with civil-road design and project-management expertise to support the design and management of Section 278/38 road schemes. You will prepare detailed designs, feasibility studies and costings, ensuring compliance with specifications, budgets and safety standards.

The role involves coordinating with clients and stakeholders, performing environmental assessments, and contributing to a collaborative, hybrid-working environment across UK projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in design and management of road projects (Section 278/38).
• Ability to engage and conduct negotiations with clients, stakeholders, subcontractors and third parties.
• Competent in Health & Safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed design, feasibility studies and scheme reports.
• Possibility to take responsibility for project management, budgeting, BOQs and costings.
• Ensure designs comply with specification, programme and CDM requirements, health & safety and environmental impact.

Skills

CAD

Vehicle Tracking

Civil 3D

Negotiation

Health & Safety compliance

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Vehicle Tracking

Job description

About us

SLR are global leaders in sustainability solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with more than 4,000 employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 days' annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life.

The role

Your key duties will involve the preparation of detailed design, feasibility studies and scheme reports on a variety of projects. Alongside this, you will also have the opportunity to take responsibility for project management, budgeting, producing bill of quantities, and costings. Provide assurance that scheme designs comply with specification and agreed programme Work to ensure designs comply with health and safety regulations and CDM requirements Alongside colleagues, ensure designs are assessed for environmental impacts.

About you

We are looking for an Engineer with consulting experience around the design and management of the Section 278/38 process, as well as: Sound knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Manual for Streets Ability to engage and conduct effective negotiations with client, stakeholders, subcontractors and third parties Understanding of Health & Safety legislation Competent in use of CAD, Vehicle Tracking and knowledge of Civil 3D

Culture & Inclusion at SLR

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent. Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.

We're Making Sustainability Happen

We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space. We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.