Overview

This is the perfect role for a Senior Highways Engineer who is looking to move to a trusted consultancy in Wakefield. This client is expanding their office and are on the hunt for a Senior Highways Engineer to lead a small team.

What’s on offer

• Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, exclusive of Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Flexible Benefits – including Cycle scheme, Dental insurance, Optical Cover, Travel insurance and corporate discounts.
• Early leaving at the end of the month

The role

• Assist Director and Associate Director in establishing new business with new and existing clients.
• Training and direction of Civil staff.
• Mentoring junior colleagues within the Civil team.
• Implementing company policy.
• Implementing marketing strategy in association with the Associate Director/ Director – Business Development.
• Implement Health and Safety policies and procedures on projects and oversee team’s compliance.
• Participate in Workplace Health and Safety committee.
• Collection, preparation, and compilation of bids and fee proposals
• Assist Associate Director in compilation of Civil monthly results reports to include invoicing, fee forecasts

What you need to succeed

• Educated to a minimum Degree level in Civil Engineering, or equivalent;
• Experience in managing and leading client relationships, reporting on progress and managing work within budget and to programme;
• Able to check and sign off technical design work
• Experience in the planning, design and construction of residential, commercial and industrial developments from conception to technical approval;
• Experience in working in collaborative teams with clients, contractors, external design team members, local authorities, statutory bodies and other third parties;
• Design and specification of civils drainage, earthworks and / or highways;
• An understanding of service utilities, drainage and external works design and modelling;
• Ability to prepare reports on technical matters;
• Use of technical design tools such as Civil 3D, MicroDrainage and AutoCAD, or equivalents.