Senior Highways Engineer

Description

• Foster a culture of right first-time delivery and work with Project Managers/Principals to ensure effective project delivery.
• Complete assigned tasks in accordance with quality, timescales, and budgeted hours.
• Provide supervision and mentoring, identifying opportunities for professional development and progression along with specific line management responsibilities for designated direct reports.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with Mott MacDonald's quality standard procedures.
• Provide leadership with knowledge management and digital delivery initiatives for the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives to develop design solutions that meet client requirements and regulatory standards.
• Comply with industry standards and safety regulations.
• Work with the Senior discipline staff to proactively manage workloads and effective forecasting and ensure maximum utilisation of team members, allocate appropriate staff to projects or bids as agreed.
• Preparation of concept and detailed design of 2D and 3Dcar park layout design, and private street design.
• Provide technical mentoring to the team and others for the key service areas provided by the Highways team.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and new technologies.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate confidently and professionally with all levels of staff and clients (written and verbal)
• A thorough understanding and experience of using 3-dimensional highway design software such as Civil3d, and Info-drainage.
• Good experience in utilities coordination and working with contractors.
• Minimum 8+years working experience in drainage and road design.
• Should be able to conduct independent technical checks.
• General IT software skills, such as, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and ProjectWise.
• Technical competence insurface and foul water drainage designand able to independently deliver work and integrate with larger project team with minimal supervision from senior staff.
• Experience and a commitment to effective management of Health, Safety and Welfare, Safety by Design.
• An excellent understanding of relevant standards (e.g. the DMRB and Local Highway Authority standards).
• Experience of working with clients, such as National Highways, Network Rail, and Local Highways Authorities.
• Experience in drafting bid proposals, raising an early warning notice, and to ensure delivery within time and cost constraints.
• Experience of managing project teams and technical leadership.
• Agile working
• Ability to deliver high quality design models, drawings, calculations, reports, and specifications.

Benefits

• Career mobility options
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Paternity Leave

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance