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Senior Highway Engineer
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- Cheshire
- Contract
- Full Time
- £93,600 - £104,000 Per Hour
Job Description
Senior Highway Engineer
Location: Crewe, Cheshire
Rate: £45 - £50 p/hour
Contract: Initial 6 Months
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Hours: 40 Per Week
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Highway Engineer to join a well-established highways team delivering a range of highway improvement and active travel schemes across Cheshire East.
This role would suit a technically strong highways professional with significant experience in highway design and the ability to provide expert interpretation of design standards, whilst supporting the successful delivery of projects from conception through to completion.
The Role
As a Senior Highway Engineer, you will play a key role in managing the technical delivery of projects, providing guidance to engineers and technicians, and acting as a senior point of contact for clients and stakeholders.
You will be responsible for reviewing designs, advising on technical matters, allocating work across the wider team and ensuring schemes are delivered in accordance with programme requirements and industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
·Lead the technical delivery of highway and active travel schemes.
·Review and approve highway design work and technical documentation.
·Provide technical interpretation of standards, guidance and regulations.
·Attend client meetings and provide expert technical advice.
·Support the pricing and scoping of new work packages.
·Allocate and coordinate work across engineering teams.
·Review traffic management submissions and project documentation.
·Ensure projects are delivered to programme, budget and quality requirements.
Requirements
·Extensive experience in highway design, ideally at Senior Engineer level.
·Proven experience delivering Active Travel and highway improvement schemes.
·Strong knowledge of TSRGD and highway geometry design.
·Experience providing technical guidance and reviewing engineering outputs.
·Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D.
·Understanding of vertical highway design principles.
·Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
·Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
Desirable Experience
·Experience working within Local Authority environments.
·Knowledge of Cheshire East's highway network and standards.
·Experience using Civil 3D.
·Previous involvement in major highway schemes.
What's on Offer
·Initial 6-month contract with potential for extension.
·Competitive rate of up to £50 p/hour.
·Hybrid working arrangement.
·Opportunity to work on high-profile highway and active travel projects.
·Collaborative and experienced engineering team.
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 40+ years' experience in this market. Please call Charlie at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent please email
Location: Crewe, Cheshire
Rate: £45 - £50 p/hour
Contract: Initial 6 Months
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Hours: 40 Per Week
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Highway Engineer to join a well-established highways team delivering a range of highway improvement and active travel schemes across Cheshire East.
This role would suit a technically strong highways professional with significant experience in highway design and the ability to provide expert interpretation of design standards, whilst supporting the successful delivery of projects from conception through to completion.
The Role
As a Senior Highway Engineer, you will play a key role in managing the technical delivery of projects, providing guidance to engineers and technicians, and acting as a senior point of contact for clients and stakeholders.
You will be responsible for reviewing designs, advising on technical matters, allocating work across the wider team and ensuring schemes are delivered in accordance with programme requirements and industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
·Lead the technical delivery of highway and active travel schemes.
·Review and approve highway design work and technical documentation.
·Provide technical interpretation of standards, guidance and regulations.
·Attend client meetings and provide expert technical advice.
·Support the pricing and scoping of new work packages.
·Allocate and coordinate work across engineering teams.
·Review traffic management submissions and project documentation.
·Ensure projects are delivered to programme, budget and quality requirements.
Requirements
·Extensive experience in highway design, ideally at Senior Engineer level.
·Proven experience delivering Active Travel and highway improvement schemes.
·Strong knowledge of TSRGD and highway geometry design.
·Experience providing technical guidance and reviewing engineering outputs.
·Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D.
·Understanding of vertical highway design principles.
·Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
·Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle.
Desirable Experience
·Experience working within Local Authority environments.
·Knowledge of Cheshire East's highway network and standards.
·Experience using Civil 3D.
·Previous involvement in major highway schemes.
What's on Offer
·Initial 6-month contract with potential for extension.
·Competitive rate of up to £50 p/hour.
·Hybrid working arrangement.
·Opportunity to work on high-profile highway and active travel projects.
·Collaborative and experienced engineering team.
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 40+ years' experience in this market. Please call Charlie at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent please email