Calibre Search Looking for Highways Engineer at Birmingham, West Midlands Full Time

A very well-regarded multi-disciplinary consultancy are looking for a Highway Design Engineer to join their established team in Leeds, Birmingham or Nottingham. They are looking for an engineer with 3 – 5 years’ experience working on both Major Highways Projects or Large Infrastructure projects.

This consultancy gives you the opportunity to be involved in both feasibility and detailed design of Junction Improvements, Road Alignments, new roads and Road adoptions (S38 & S278) using software’s such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D. You will also assist senior engineers in project delivery.

This role is for engineers in Leeds, Birmingham or Nottingham with substantial multi-disciplinary teams in all offices that will all collaborate across offices, so if any of these locations do suit you better then please do still apply. They also offer flexible working hours and will allow you to work from home, putting your own working pattern back into your hands and allow you to have the best work life balance.

Highways Engineer Responsibilities

• Working on challenging projects, you will have experience of several aspects of preliminary and detailed design of public highways including geometry, drainage, pavements and other elements of highway schemes.
• You will have a keen interest in developing your understanding and ability in civil engineering design and a willingness to research and take on new challenges.
• To be able to work independently and use your engineering judgement to tackle day to day problems, while keeping project managers informed of your progress.
• You will understand the multi-disciplinary nature of complex projects from planning stage, through to completion and a willingness to understand more about other disciplines roles on projects.
• You will understand the importance of working with different types of client in a complex industry – our clients include developers, local authorities and contractors, all of whom have different expectations and requirements from you and the projects you will work on.

Highways Engineer Experience Required.

• An ability to use our industry standard design software packages Civil 3D (although experience in the use of OpenRoads or PDS would be considered as long as there is a willingness to train on Civil 3D) and Microdrainage
• An understanding of highway design
• A willingness to delegate design responsibility to others and act in a mentoring role to less experienced staff
• Willingness to develop an outward facing capacity as a design team representative in dealings with clients on Technical Matters
• Good communicator, both written and oral, with the ability to adapt communication style to suit different circumstances
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships at all levels both internally and externally
• A ‘self-starter’ with drive, positivity and enthusiasm and a strong desire to succeed

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days holiday (with the option to purchase more), pension, life assurance and healthcare.
• Perkbox, Cycle to Work, paid volunteering days, regular social events, rewards scheme and much more.
• Access to personalised fully funded Learning & Development opportunities including charterships and paid professional subscriptions.
• Hybrid working.

If you would like to discuss in detail, please contact Taylor Smith at Calibre Search Manchester.

Calibre Search promote equality in the workplace and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of their sex, race, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.