Highways Engineer

Highways Engineer

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for an experienced Highways Engineer to join a Local Authority in Doncaster on a temporary basis. With a significant increase in capital investment over the next five years, this is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding Highways team and play a key role in delivering a programme of preventative highway maintenance projects that will improve the local road network.

Location:

Doncaster

Contract:

Temporary

Hours:

37 Hours per Week
Pay: £34.35 per hour (PAYE, ex Holiday) | £45.00 per hour (Umbrella)

• Deliver a programme of preventative highway maintenance schemes across the borough.
• Manage multiple highway projects simultaneously from design through to completion.
• Supervise Clerks of Works and provide technical guidance and support.
• Oversee contractors, ensuring compliance with specifications, quality standards and programme requirements.
• Carry out site inspections and monitor the quality of completed works.
• Make sound civil engineering decisions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure works are delivered safely and in accordance with health and safety legislation.
• Monitor project progress, budgets and programme performance.
• Liaise with contractors, consultants, internal departments and external stakeholders.
• Prepare technical reports and provide project updates to senior management.

• Strong civil engineering knowledge with the ability to make sound engineering decisions.
• Experience delivering preventative highway maintenance schemes including Surface Dressing, Micro-Asphalt, Slurry Surfacing and other preventative highway treatments.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Proven experience supervising contractors and ensuring specification compliance.
• Experience undertaking quality inspections and monitoring highway works.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

• Level 3 Qualification in Civil Engineering or substantial experience within highway maintenance.
• Previous Local Authority experience.
• Experience working with elected members and councillors.
• Familiarity with GIS systems.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

• Opportunity to support a major highways investment programme.
• Work on a diverse portfolio of highway maintenance projects.
• Competitive hourly rates.
• Long‑term temporary opportunity within a growing highways team.
• Immediate start available.