Design Engineer – Highways

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Salary: £35k - £45k + pkg
Location: Ipswich
Region: Suffolk

A major civil engineering contractor is seeking an experienced Design Engineer to work on multi discipline highways projects across the East Anglia region.

The ideal candidate must have:

• Good communication skills (written & oral) required as the post holder will be required to liaise with all stakeholders.
• Knowledge and understanding of technical reports and attention to detail
• Familiarity with general office IT software
• Working towards HNC/HND, Foundation degree, degree or diploma qualified (or equivalent) in relevant engineering discipline
• Good technical knowledge and awareness of highways
• A good understanding of relevant health & safety legislation and codes of practice is required to ensure that safety is a primary consideration for all works
• Basic understanding of Highway Policy
• Capable of applying a range of technical skills in a prescribed manner
• Relevant CSCS card for the grade.

• Take responsibility for implementation of Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental management systems (GBAS)
• Undertake designer Risk Assessments and prepare pre-construction information in accordance with the CDM Regulations for construction works
• Monitor scheme delivery by Operations teams and sub-contractors to ensure construction in accordance with design/works information
• Work in compliance with the Traffic Management Act and New Roads and Streetworks Act to obtain the relevant network access agreements
• Support with the design of Temporary Traffic Management arrangements in accordance with the Approved Code of Practice and legislation
• Assist with site safety audits as required
• Ensure works are being constructed safely when visiting sites and report any issues to site staff and the Senior Engineer
• The day to day line management of the resources with ‘sub’ teams and act as ‘lead’
• To ensure efficient and effective performance of the team to enable the team to meet performance targets
• Production of technical reports

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