At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design of highways and drainage projects, shaping a new team in London.
- Company: A vibrant transportation consultancy with a focus on innovation and growth.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days leave, flexible working, private medical insurance, and more.
- Other info: Clear progression pathway to Associate and senior leadership roles.
- Why this job: Be the first engineer in a new team and influence its future direction.
- Qualifications: Experience in highways and drainage design, with strong communication skills.
Are you a Senior or Principal Engineer with strong development infrastructure experience? Do you have the technical ability and ambition to help build a new team?
A rapidly growing and lively transportation consultancy, with offices across the UK, is looking to establish a new London development infrastructure team, delivering detailed highways and drainage design packages for developer clients. They are looking for a Senior or Principal Highways & Infrastructure Design Engineer to become the first engineer in the new team, with the opportunity to help shape its growth, mentor junior engineers and ultimately build and manage a team around you.
The role will involve taking projects from concept through to detailed design and technical approval, covering development-related highways, drainage and flood risk.
The Role
- You will work on a range of development schemes, providing detailed design solutions across areas including:
- S278 and S38 highways design
- Detailed estate roads and highway infrastructure design
- Drainage design and drainage strategies
- Flood Risk Assessments
- Surface water management and SuDS
- Coordination of highways and drainage infrastructure
- Preparation of technical drawings and design packages
- Liaising with developers, local authorities and other project stakeholders
- Supporting projects through the relevant technical approval processes
This is a genuine opportunity to become the first engineer in a new London-based team, with significant scope to influence how the team operates and help recruit and develop engineers around you. There is a clear progression pathway, with success in the role expected to lead to Associate and beyond.
Requirements
- Significant experience in development-related highways and infrastructure design
- Strong experience delivering detailed highways design, particularly S278/S38 schemes
- Strong experience in drainage design and drainage strategies
- Experience preparing or contributing to Flood Risk Assessments
- Understanding of SuDS and surface water management
- Proficiency with industry-standard design software, particularly Civil 3D
- Degree qualified
- Working towards Chartership or Chartered
- Strong communication and client-facing skills
- Full Right to Work in the UK
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave
- Work laptop
- Flexible working arrangements
- End of year bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Health care plan
- Pension
- Critical illness cover
- Death in service cover
- Cycle Hire scheme
- Travel loans
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior or Principal Engineer who wants more than just another design role. You'll have the opportunity to help establish a new team, influence its direction and progress into Associate and senior leadership positions.
Please apply with your CV if you’re interested, or contact Will Herman for more information.
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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