Senior Engineer (Roads)

A little more about your role

• Deliver engineering solutions for projects, or work packages of varying scale, complexity, value and project stages, and could be working across several projects at any given time.
• Be responsible for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Liaise with our clients, stakeholders and internal disciplines, developing trusted relationships, and proactively managing expectations.
• Work closely with Project and Technical Delivery Leads in planning, programming, and pricing of proposals and deliverables.
• Be responsible for checking and certifying designs, documents and reports prior to approval.
• Lead and coordinate resources during the delivery of projects or work packages.
• Mentor and upskill more junior staff helping them develop professionally and progress towards professional qualifications.
• Be responsible for compliance with Health & Safety and Environmental Legislation and in-house quality assurance standards/processes.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity to solve engineering problems.
• A Bachelor's, or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, or suitable equivalent.
• Hold IEng or are working towards CEng with demonstrable progress.
• Wide-ranging knowledge and experience of highway design at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific experience in any, or all, of the following areas is advantageous: highway geometry, active travel, public transport, highway drainage, road restraint systems, pavements, traffic signs and road markings, and utilities.
• Broad knowledge of relevant design standards and codes of best practice such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Active Travel Act (Wales) Guidance, and Local Authority design guidance.
• Experience of leading single or multi-disciplinary projects, or work packages.
• Are well versed in the preparation and checking of reports and drawings for transport studies, and or, construction projects.
• The ability to use, direct or check the use of relevant software for example Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage, Causeway and/or PDS.
• Knowledge of all duty holders under CDM regulations.
• Awareness and proactive management of project and commercial risk in collaboration with Project and Technical Delivery Leads.
• Good communication, client/stakeholder management and interpersonal skills are essential.