Highways Improvements/Design Engineer

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Highways Improvements/Design Engineer

Salary: £31,099 - £41,496

Seeking experienced Engineers with relevant Degree’s (or equivalent) and a minimum of three years’ experience to work as part of a team delivering highway improvements works across the conurbation.

Our Engineers take schemes from conceptions through to construction, and lead on design, consultation, contract preparation, project management, costs assessment, site supervision and contract administration.

The Majority of schemes being developed by the team are for active travel, public transport, network management and road safety improvements and we would welcome applicants who have experience of the latest standards in these areas.

Key Responsibilities:

To provide technical expertise and support to support other internal teams in the development of future highways projects/programmes.

To take responsibility for the design of Highways improvement schemes with AutoCAD, to varying levels of detail subject to the scheme status.

Collecting and interpreting appropriate data for the development of schemes

Preparing programmes for scheme development and delivery.

To project manage schemes from conception to completion, in line with financial and time constraints set.

To engage with other internal and external stakeholders throughout the development of a scheme life cycle

Monitor and mange costs through project delivery and understand value engineering opportunities.

To prepare and administer engineering contracts for the delivery of works.

To supervise works through delivery on site, across a variety of procurement routes including with our in-house delivery teams.

To comply with all relevant H&S legislation and fulfil your duties under the CDM regulations

To liaise with the public and political members throughout a scheme’s development/delivery.

Closing date: 19th February 2023

For further information, please visit www.bcptransportandengineeringroles.com  

For a confidential discussion, please contact Michael Everest on Michael.Everest@penna.com or 07894 987335