Senior / Design Engineer - Highways Drainage

Contract | -400 - -500 per day Umbrella | Hybrid Working

Locations: Ipswich, Exeter or Salford
Working Arrangements: 2 days office / 3 days home
Rate: -400500 per day (Umbrella)

Highfield is working with a leading UK infrastructure and engineering contractor to recruit experienced Senior Design Engineers and Design Engineers to support the delivery of major highways schemes across the UK.

Our client is a well-established contractor with a strong presence in the UK highways sector, delivering complex infrastructure projects for National Highways and other major clients.

With several significant schemes underway, including works associated with the M6, this is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, collaborative design team supporting nationally important infrastructure projects.

Working within the highways design team, you will be responsible for developing and delivering drainage designs across a range of major highways schemes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Undertaking highways drainage design for major infrastructure projects.

• Developing drainage solutions in accordance with relevant National Highways standards.

• Producing and reviewing technical drawings, calculations and design documentation.

• Supporting hydraulic modelling and drainage assessments.

• Collaborating with multidisciplinary design teams to ensure effective project delivery.

• Identifying and resolving technical design challenges.

• Supporting design coordination and technical reviews throughout the project lifecycle.

Essential:

• Previous experience delivering highways drainage design.

• Experience working on National Highways schemes.

• Strong understanding of relevant highways drainage design standards.

• Experience working within a civil engineering or infrastructure design environment.

• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary project team.

Desirable:

• Experience using Autodesk Civil 3D.

• Experience with hydraulic modelling software.

• Previous involvement in major motorway or trunk road improvement schemes.

• Competitive contract rate of -400 - -500 per day Umbrella.

• Hybrid working with just two days per week in the office.

• Choice of office location in Ipswich, Exeter or Salford.

• Opportunity to contribute to major UK highways infrastructure projects.

• Join a growing design team with a collaborative working environment.

• Work with an established contractor offering a strong pipeline of highways projects.

Please call Daniel Baker on (phone number removed) or apply via this advert.