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 local highway authority 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: GBP42,500 - GBP47,500 per annum + private healthcare + benefits
Responsibilities
* Manage the local highway authority maintenance 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.
* Schedule and manage road closure requests for reactive, minor planned, and general maintenance works.
* Ensure a co-ordinated approach between Kier and any external commissioners in the preparation of designs and investigation works.
* 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.
What are we looking for?
* Proven experience of successfully delivering a range of complex projects in local 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.
* Understanding of environmental legislation and recycling and how it affects maintenance and improvement schemes.
We look forward to seeing your application to join the Kier Transportation team.
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