Job Description
Senior Highways Engineer - Active Travel & Highway Design
Rate: £40 per hour
Location: South West England
Contract: 6 months
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
An experienced Senior Highways Engineer is required to support a busy programme of active travel, road safety and highway improvement schemes. With increasing project demands, you will take ownership of schemes from feasibility through to construction, delivering safer and more sustainable transport infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
·Lead active travel and highway improvement schemes from feasibility through detailed design, contract documentation and site supervision.
·Manage projects ranging from small-scale improvements to multi-million-pound schemes, ensuring delivery to programme and budget.
·Undertake technical reviews and approvals of highway designs.
·Support Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs), statutory consultations and road safety audits.
·Manage contractors, undertake site inspections and support contract administration.
·Analyse traffic counts, speed surveys and other technical data to inform scheme development.
·Provide technical guidance to stakeholders and junior engineers.
Key Requirements
·Significant experience delivering highway engineering schemes from feasibility through to construction, including site supervision.
·Strong background in active travel, highway design, junction improvements and road safety schemes.
·Excellent knowledge of LTN 1/20, DMRB, TSRGD, Traffic Signs Manual and Manual for Streets 2.
·Proven experience managing project budgets, programmes and highway contracts.
·Good understanding of TRO processes, statutory consultation, road safety audits and CDM regulations.
·Ability to manage multiple schemes independently and provide technical design approvals.
Why Apply?
An opportunity to take ownership of a varied programme of highway and active travel projects, combining technical design, project management and on-site delivery. The role offers a 6-month contract, hybrid working and responsibility for schemes delivering tangible improvements to local transport infrastructure.
Interested? Apply today with your latest CV for immediate consideration.
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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