Summary: The Senior Highways Engineer role involves providing technical leadership on local highways projects within the Transportation Infrastructure Service. The position requires a chartered engineer or someone of chartered competency to lead a team, manage communications with stakeholders, and ensure compliance with design standards. Responsibilities include project management, delivering highway designs, and mentoring junior engineers. The role is based in Rotherham and requires a strong background in transportation and road safety policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as Client or Principal Designer for schemes delivered within the team.
• Develop business cases and feasibility studies to ensure project outcomes and benefits.
• Deliver highway designs using AutoCAD and associated design packages.
• Prepare tender packages, including drawings, bills of quantities, specifications, and Pre-Construction Health & Safety Plans.
• Draft and consult on Traffic Regulation Orders in liaison with Legal.
• Prepare cost estimates for client budgeting purposes.
• Ensure all designs comply with current design standards and CDM 2015 regulations.
• Manage communications with councillors and stakeholders.
• Project management and technical delivery from inception through to completion.
• Train and mentor junior engineers.
• Manage personal workload to achieve project deliverables within agreed objectives.

Key Skills:

• Substantial experience as a Senior Engineer within the Public Sector.
• Strong background in transportation, road traffic, and road safety policies, procedures, and legislation.
• Proven track record of delivering projects/work programmes to quality, time, and budget.
• Leadership experience with the ability to plan and allocate work, supervise, direct, and coordinate a team.
• Knowledge of value for money and best practice principles.
• Proficiency in specialist IT software packages such as AutoCAD, Mapinfo, GIS, or similar.
• Extensive experience in Safety, Health, and Environmental compliance, particularly with CDM regulations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and lead delivery teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.

Salary (Rate): £40.13

City: Rotherham

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other