Senior Highway Engineer

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You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as a Senior Highway Engineer will see you as a key member of the South East team and you can expect:

• A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills
• Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression
• Further exposure to your chosen industry – increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills
• The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer
• Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers
• Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice
• Regular social events and volunteering opportunities

Experience required…

Essential:

• Minimum 5+ years of UK Experience within a public, private or third sector UK based client
• Advise on options and solutions to highway engineering design matters, prepare works information and project manage the successful implementation of the preferred solution.
• Prepare concept design work packages for speculative bid funding applications quickly and effectively, identifying and quantifying likely costs from outline design to project completion.
• Manage the review of external technical submissions and proposals and liaise with designers to resolve issues.
• Lead on and support others in the financial management of schemes from inception to completion.
• Lead, manage and direct a team of professional and technical staff to meet objectives.
• Line manage staff and contractors and lead / manage and sign off design
• IEng or CEng Qualification
• Eligibility to work in the UK and a full UK driving licence.
• Competency in the use of DMRB, TSRGD, Traffic Signs Manual, Manual for Streets and other local authority standards
• Knowledge of responsibilities under the CDM Regulations.
• Relevant design software experience such as AUTOCAD/ KeySign & KeyLines where applicable
• A full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Resolve issues from councillors and third parties such as members of the public who may be affected by network issues because of highway works and provide input to media enquiries.
• NEC 4 qualifications or working knowledge
• Proficiency in Autocad Civil 3-D
• Pavement design
• Knowledge of LTN 1/20

You’ll get this and so much more…

As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package:

• Company car or car allowance
• Contribution to commuting mileage
• Permanent health insurance
• 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)
• Company pension contribution
• Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits
• 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community