Principal Pavement Engineer

Job summary

Our client have an excellent opportunity for a Principal Engineer to join their Pavement Team in the East region.

Key skills required for this role

Principal Pavement Engineer

Important

Highways / pavement engineering asset management

Job description

As a Principal Engineer you will lead in the development and delivery of a wide range of pavement renewal schemes, to ensure that the strategic road network (SRN) safely meets the requirements of our customers now and into the future.

Throughout the planning and development stage of a project, you will manage the activities and resources involved in the identification and development of early solutions for the pavement asset.

The Principal Engineer will work closely with key stakeholders including project teams and third parties you will help coordinate works across the region, providing technical support and ensuring adherence to our defined asset class strategies, policies and standards

This role can be based from either of our Bedford, Cambridge or Ipswich offices on a hybrid basis.

You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full clean driving licence to be considered for this position and during employment.

What you'll be leading on

• Ensure the health and safety needs and wellbeing of customers and employees are fully considered and accounted for throughout the planning and delivery of each service activity.
• Provide support in the identification and management of asset studies and survey works, including prioritisation of needs to ensure assets remain in serviceable condition and meet the requirements of our standards.
• Conduct and lead the development of early solutions for renewals and / or improvements, including the compiling and checking of relevant documents, evidence and options for value management, considering new techniques, materials, buildability, and costs.
• Develop technical works briefs to enable procurement of external design resources and survey works.
• Supporting technical reviews and approvals for preliminary and detailed design solutions.

To be successful you'll need

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