Job Description

Exciting Opportunity for a Highway Maintenance Design Engineer in Leicestershire

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Highway Maintenance Design Engineer to support a busy local authority team delivering a significant programme of carriageway and footway improvements across Leicestershire.

This role will play a key part in progressing essential highway schemes that are currently on hold pending resource, with a strong pipeline of work including carriageway schemes, a large-scale footway programme, and a major link road investment exceeding £1m. The successful candidate will be instrumental in unlocking delivery across a £5m carriageway programme.

The main duties of the Highway Maintenance Design Engineer include:

Producing detailed highway design drawings for carriageway and footway schemes.
Developing and amending CAD drawings including road markings, keylines, and general highway layouts.
Designing works such as resurfacing, blacktop changes, lowered kerbs, and minor civil engineering elements.
Supporting delivery of two carriageway schemes in the Melton Mowbray area.
Contributing to a large-scale footway improvement programme.
Liaising with internal teams including Network Management and other stakeholders.
Assisting with scheme development from concept through to delivery.
Working collaboratively within the team during office-based days while maintaining flexibility remotely.

The Highway Maintenance Design Engineer will have key experience in:

Highway design and maintenance schemes within a local authority environment.
Strong working knowledge of CAD software and production of technical drawings.
Experience with carriageway and footway design, including resurfacing and minor civils works.
Producing road marking drawings and working with keyline mapping systems.
Understanding of highway construction methods and materials.
Ability to manage workload and deliver designs within programme constraints.
Strong communication skills and experience liaising with internal stakeholders.
This role offers hybrid working, with office presence typically required two days per week, and a minimum contract duration of 20 weeks with strong potential for extension due to ongoing workload and upcoming team changes.

For more details and to apply for the role, please call James Allbon at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).

FOOTNOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location, or seniority does not suit you specifically, please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for similar roles at all levels across the UK. 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 Highway, Construction, and Local Government professionals looking to explore future opportunities. Our specialist team has over 40 years of combined experience in this market. Please contact James Allbon at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
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