Job Description

Senior Civil Engineer - Highway Design

Contract - Inside IR35
Rate: £45.00 - £55.00 per hour
Length: 6 Month Initial Contract
Hours: 37.5 Per Week
Locations:

Cardiff
Staffordshire
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Perth

Arrangement: Hybrid Working - Typically 2-3 Days Per Week in the Office

Are you an experienced Highways Design Engineer looking for your next contract opportunity?
We are seeking Senior Civil Engineers with a strong highways design background to support the delivery of a wide range of infrastructure projects across the UK. This role would suit someone who enjoys taking ownership of schemes, working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and providing technical leadership throughout the design process.

The successful candidate will have experience delivering highway and civil engineering projects from concept through to detailed design and will be confident managing multiple workstreams while ensuring designs are delivered to programme, budget and quality standards.

What You'll Be Working On

Projects vary in size and complexity and include:
Active travel and sustainable transport schemes
Walking and cycling infrastructure projects
Junction improvement works
Highway maintenance and renewal programmes
Local authority highways projects
Strategic road network improvements
Major highway infrastructure schemes

Key Responsibilities

Deliver highways and civil engineering designs across a variety of projects.
Produce and review engineering calculations, reports, drawings and specifications.
Ensure designs comply with relevant standards, regulations and client requirements.
Coordinate with internal teams, stakeholders and external organisations.
Support project planning, programme management and resource allocation.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians.
Identify and resolve technical challenges throughout the project lifecycle.
Contribute to maintaining high standards of quality, safety and engineering excellence.

About You

To be considered, you should have:
A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
Proven experience delivering highways design projects.
Strong knowledge of highways design standards and industry best practice.
Experience using relevant design software and engineering tools.
The ability to manage your own workload and deliver projects to deadlines.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience checking and reviewing technical outputs produced by others.
Chartered status or progress towards chartership would be advantageous but is not essential.

What's On Offer

6 Month Initial Contract
Inside IR35
£45.00 - £55.00 per hour
37.5 Hours Per Week
Hybrid Working (Typically 2-3 Days Per Week in the Office)
Opportunities available across Cardiff, Staffordshire, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Civil Engineer to work on a diverse portfolio of highways projects while contributing to the delivery of essential infrastructure improvements across the UK.

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, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, and our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call James Gillespie at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
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