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Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure designs are delivered within the agreed programme and budget
- Manage resource allocations to optimise team productivity
- Prepare and manage project budgets, ensuring cost control and financial accountability
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, stakeholders, and project partners
- Maintain effective stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensure all designs adhere to MCHW, DMRB, and local design guidance
- Undertake and authorise design information and reports, providing effective feedback
- Collaborate with the Senior Management Team on cross-office and multi-disciplinary projects
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement within the team
- Comply with Health & Safety legislation, particularly CDM Regulations, prioritising risk management and mitigation
Job Requirements:
- Pro-active management skills with confidence to lead teams effectively
- Excellent resource management capabilities
- Strong technical skills and experience in various highway design environments
- Proven project management skills, with expertise in delivering projects on time and within budget
- Sound independent judgment and a commitment to continuous improvement
- Experience in developing, mentoring, and supervising highway design staff
- Robust knowledge of Highways Technical documents within the DMRB
- Experience in managing the development of contract documents in line with relevant Highway contracts
- Capability to advise clients on technical issues in the highway structures sector at a senior level
- Proficiency with Civils 3D CAD package and experience in highway drainage design using MicroDrainage software
Desirable Requirements:
- Chartered Engineer status
- Valid UK driving licence
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Profit Share Bonus
- Annual and on-the-spot bonuses
- Healthcare cash plan, including dental and optical
- Flexible working initiatives
- Paid membership to professional institutions (CIHT, ICE, etc)
- Subsidised social activities
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- ...and more!
If you are an experienced Principal Highways Design Engineer looking for a new challenge within a supportive and collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's expanding team in Birmingham.
