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Senior/Principal Highway Engineer

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted 25 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 8TY

Salary

£50,000 - £60,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Senior or Principal Highway Engineer in Wakefield with a multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 7 years of UK highway design consultancy experience and strong design skills across various highway projects.
  • The salary offered is up to £50,000 for a Senior Engineer and up to £60,000 for a Principal Engineer, along with additional benefits like a discretionary bonus and flexible working hours.
  • The role involves leading major projects, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to environmentally-focused initiatives.
  • Chartership is required or candidates should be close to achieving it, and proficiency in AutoCAD and Civil3D is essential.

What's on offer?

  • Role as a Senior or Principal Highway Engineer in Wakefield with a multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy with 12 offices, looking to grow within their highways division
  • Exciting projects - Design local projects valued up to £100 million, including Thorpe Park infrastructure, active travel schemes, urban developments, City Council's outer ring road, highway improvements, and much more
  • Collaborative support - Work within a vibrant office space where you will work fluidly as a multidisciplinary team
  • Career progression - Expand on your expertise and influence others to progress further as you lead your own team
  • Hands-on tools - Design and lead major projects, from conception through to completion, whilst managing 2/ 3 schemes at a time and mentoring junior staff
  • Green Initative - Join a Government-owned company who reinvest the majority of their profits into improving and regenerating the environment across Europe - you will have even more positive impact on the environment
  • Competitive package - Up to £50,000 for a Senior and up to £60,000 for a Principal per annum, annual discretionary bonus, flexible working hours, hybrid working (2 days from home), company pension, support with professional qualifications, 25 days of annual leave, quarterly company social events and much more!

What you'll need to succeed

  • Minimum of 7 years of UK highway design consultancy experience
  • Strong design experience across a range of highways projects such as active travel, urban development, S278/38 schemes, junction design, VRS
  • Strong knowledge of the DMRB
  • AutoCAD and Civil3D software experience
  • Chartership is a requirement (or very near)

Are you an experienced highway engineer ready to join an established company? Does a fluid multidisciplinary office interest you? Are you a Chartered Engineer who is looking to grow and lead your own team? Do you enjoy the challenge of figuring out the 3D jigsaw puzzle that is highway design?If so, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this isn't the role for you but you are interested in something similar, please contact me on .

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.