Senior Road Engineer in Liverpool

We are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Senior Engineer to join the Roads team based in the North West in either our Manchester or Liverpool offices. Your role will be at the heart of our high performing team, using your technical skills and expertise to help us continue driving forward in terms of both technical quality and service efficiency.

You can expect your role to involve:

• Supporting the development of highway designs for a diverse range of sectors, clients and projects through all stages of the project life cycle.
• Being responsible, or actively engaged depending on experience, for ensuring your projects are delivered to budget, programme, technical standards and legal requirements.
• Providing guidance and support to a team of experienced and developing technical staff of various grades.
• Contributing to the development of the team's internal knowledge base.
• Mentoring and upskilling junior staff helping them develop professionally and progress towards professional qualifications.
• Providing support to Project Managers within the design team in planning, programming, technical input to the pricing of project briefs, proposals, deliverables and cost estimation.
• Checking, certifying and authorising for issue designs, documents, approvals, and reports.
• Being active on several varied multi-disciplinary project/client accounts at any given time.
• Coordinating engineering and technician resources to deliver work packages for our customers.
• Working collaboratively with clients, key stakeholders and internal teams, as necessary to deliver the schemes/projects.
• On an ad-hoc basis, supporting our projects with site supervision, monitoring Contractor's compliance with the Contract and ensuring works are in line with the Works Information.

Qualifications:

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions, demonstrating initiative and ingenuity to solve engineering problems.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent within a highway design role.
• Working towards IEng or CEng status with a professional institute. Professional qualifications are advantageous.
• Relevant knowledge and experience of highway design at various stages of the project life cycle.
• Specific experience in the following areas is advantageous: road geometry, roundabouts, at-grade and grade separated junctions, inclusive active travel, highway drainage systems, road restraint systems, traffic sign and road marking design.
• Knowledge of the relevant design codes such as the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, Manual for Streets, TSRGD, Local Authority design guidance and are well versed in the preparation of drawings for contract documentation and technical approvals including the application of departures from standard.
• The ability to use or direct and check the use of relevant software including but not limited to Autodesk Civils 3D, Bentley OpenRoads Designer, InfoDrainage and/or PDS.
• Proactively managing change on tasks/projects, clearly communicating potential impacts on programme, cost, and quality.
• Experience of complying with Designers Duties under CDM regulations.

Don't quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team. We are an equal opportunity employer. All suitably qualified persons are encouraged to apply, regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, and other protected characteristics. We are a Disability Confident leader and will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.