Highway Engineer

Highway Engineer

£40-£45 per hour
West Yorkshire
Hybrid Working
6-Month Contract

An experienced Highway Engineer is required to support an increased workload across a varied programme of capital highway schemes. You''ll take ownership of highway design, safety and project delivery work, so the ability to hit the ground running with minimal supervision is essential.

Key Responsibilities
·Support the design and delivery of capital highway schemes of varying size and complexity.
·Provide highway engineering design, technical advice and project management.
·Develop highway safety schemes in accordance with DMRB and MMHW.
·Prepare practical design solutions against defined project briefs using AutoCAD.
·Project manage small to medium-sized highway schemes through delivery.
·Identify and manage health and safety risks throughout design and construction.
·Undertake highway safety and Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) work in response to public and stakeholder concerns.
·Liaise effectively with internal teams, external designers and other project stakeholders.

Essential Requirements
·Strong experience developing and delivering highway safety schemes.
·Good working knowledge of DMRB and MMHW.
·Proven project management experience across small to medium highway schemes.
·Strong AutoCAD capability.
·Experience identifying and managing design and construction health and safety risks.
·Previous experience working within a public-sector highways environment.
·Experience preparing highway engineering design solutions to project briefs.
·Strong communication and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
·Valid driving licence.
·Able to work autonomously and make an immediate impact with minimal training or support.
Desirable Experience
·Creating and delivering Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs).
·KeyLINES, KeySIGN and KeyAccidents.
·ParkMap, including entering and managing highway schemes.

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced Highway Engineer looking for a varied 6-month contract covering capital schemes, highway design, road safety and TRO work, with hybrid working available in West Yorkshire.
Apply now with an up-to-date CV demonstrating relevant highway scheme examples, particularly highway safety design, DMRB/MMHW, AutoCAD and project management experience.

For a full description and further information on the role, please call Jason Kohle at Carrington West on (phone number removed).
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 Jason at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
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