A great opportunity for a Senior Design Engineer to join our Transportation team in Ipswich. In this role, you will lead a team in conducting investigations, feasibility studies, and preliminary and detailed designs for various highway improvement and maintenance schemes. This includes working with internal and external commissioners, as well as engaging with operations teams and supply chain partners through 'ECI' to deliver highway projects.
Location : Ipswich - some remote working available, with travel to the office required
Contract : Permanent Fulltime
Salary : £42,500 - £47,500 per annum + private healthcare + benefits
As a Senior Design Engineer, you'll manage the improvement schemes from drainage / footway improvements, new road signs, traffic regulation order schemes through to roundabout designs, junction improvements and public realm improvements, integrated with resolution of pre-existing maintenance needs. Prepare technical designs, drawings, documents specifications and other works information for infrastructure operations, assisting with the development of associated project management plans
Undertake the responsibilities of ‘Principal Designer' or ‘Designer' by generating designer risk assessments and preparing pre-construction information in accordance with the CDM Regulations 2015 for construction works, as well as the production of the health and safety files
Control the scheme design programme and overall scheme budget for design and construction of smaller schemes
This role of Senior Design Engineer is great if you have:
Proven experience of successfully delivering a range of complex projects in highways engineering, highways design or similar technical disciplines
Good technical knowledge and awareness of highways design and maintenance techniques, including the appropriate application of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
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