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Salary Up to £50,000 (DOE) Vacancy type Permanent Categories Civil Engineering
Highways Engineer
Location: Ipswich
Salary: Up to £50k (DOE)
Our client is seeking to grow their busy infrastructure team with the appointment of a Highways Engineer to assist with flood risk assessment (FRA), drainage, and highway design capabilities. Their team works on a variety of projects ranging from small residential schemes to new film production studios and garden village settlements.
They are looking for candidates with 2-5 years' experience, primarily in consultancy work for private developers, and proficiency in relevant drainage and 3D software. Your tasks will include supporting principal engineers in preparing reports (FRA's), SUDS strategies, drainage designs, and highway schemes such as S278 and S38.
This role is suitable for someone undecided about specializing in a particular engineering area but eager to develop skills across multiple disciplines. They are open to candidates with different experience levels in each area.
Responsibilities:
* Carrying out desktop flood risk assessments across various sites and flood zones
* Producing surface and foul water drainage strategies and drawings, including SuDS
* Preparing flood risk and drainage strategy reports
* Performing hydraulic drainage modelling using Infodrainage, Site 3D, or Civils 3D
* Responding to comments from planning authorities, LLFA, highway authorities, RSA Teams, etc.
* Designing below ground drainage and producing detailed drawings
* Liaising with the design team and stakeholders
* Making applications such as pre-application enquiries, S104/S106, EA consents, S278/S38
* Designing highways schemes (S278/S38) to standards using AutoCAD, including feasibility, preliminary, and detailed design
* Producing 2D CAD drawings and 3D models
Knowledge/Experience:
* Experience in producing drainage strategy reports and flood risk assessments
* Designing below ground drainage for various sectors, including SuDS, to relevant standards
* Proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Site 3D, Microdrainage, or Infodrainage
* Experience in 3D modelling with Civil 3D, Site 3D, or similar software
What is on offer:
* 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
* Payment of one professional subscription
* Discretionary performance bonus
* Hybrid working (minimum 2 days in the office)
* Private medical insurance
* Salary sacrifice scheme, season ticket loan, cycle scheme
* Company pension (contributions up to 6%)
* Social and Sports Club activities
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