At a Glance
- Tasks: Assist in designing and delivering innovative highways projects while gaining hands-on experience.
- Company: Join Salford City Council, a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to community improvement.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, excellent pension, hybrid working, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborate with an expert team and benefit from structured career progression.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while advancing your engineering career.
- Qualifications: Pursuing or holding a Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Civil Engineering or related field.
The predicted salary is between 27254 - 29064 £ per year.
Join Salford as a Technician to grow your skills and experience in design and delivery – with a focus on highways projects.
You will have the chance to work across a wide variety of schemes and developments, gaining new experience and learning from the expert team around you.
You can help make Salford a better place to live while setting your career on a higher trajectory.
Why join us in Engineering design?
- Large in-house Place Division technical team with strong capabilities and wide-ranging experience.
- Extensive pipeline of work with a wide range of projects to make your mark on.
- The opportunity to see projects all the way through the lifecycle.
- Strong focus on professional/technical development, with formal links to the ICE.
- Support and mentoring from a highly experienced team.
- Dedicated leadership and digital skills development programmes, tools and e Learning.
- A structured career progression pathway.
- Use of AI innovation.
- Hybrid/flexible working.
- Competitive package, including excellent pension.
Your role
- Assist with the technical aspects required for project delivery, including feasibility, concept design, detailed design, preparation of tender and contract documentation, invitation of tenders and supervision of construction works on site.
- Contribute to project implementation to meet the required CDM, quality, health & safety and environmental standards.
- Assist with preparing schemes for tender.
- Set and work to personal targets to meet programme requirements and client needs.
Your profile
- Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Civil Engineering/Landscape Architecture or a related subject (or working towards it).
- Direct experience in the design, implementation and supervision of highways projects.
- The ability to work within an engineering team to produce design outputs.
- The ability to contribute to feasibility studies, including preparing reports, cost estimates, investigating problems and identifying options.
- An appreciation of relevant legislation and guidelines such as the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, British and European Standards, Eurocodes and Codes of Practice.
- Initiative and ingenuity in solving problems.
- Good communication skills, both orally and in writing.
- At least working capability in Auto CAD software for the preparation of designs and drawings, and a desire to enhance these skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Company: Salford City Council
- Sector: Highways
- Sector: Highways Maintenance
- Sector: Traffic Management
- Job Role: Technician
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Technician: Highway Design in Salford employer: Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Salford City Council is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where you can develop your skills in highway design while contributing to the betterment of the community. With a strong focus on professional development, mentorship from experienced colleagues, and a structured career progression pathway, you'll find ample opportunities for growth. The hybrid working model and competitive benefits package, including an excellent pension, make Salford an attractive place to build a rewarding career in engineering.
Contact Details:
Kirklees Metropolitan Council Recruitment Team
