Civil Highways Engineer

Do you enjoy solving real-life problems and creating a positive impact on society? Do you want to work flexibly in a way that empowers you?

With Amey Consulting, you’ll work with high profile infrastructure organisations, giving you the unique opportunity to bring ground-breaking work to life. Your solutions will have an impact, making a genuine difference in people’s lives. You’ll work in a growing team that is inclusive, open-minded and where your professional development can thrive.

Fresh Challenge, new opportunity

Amey Consulting’s Highways teams impact the journeys of millions across the UK, by working in partnership with a range of clients and providing consultancy design services for Strategic and Local Highway networks.

Due to an increased workload, we are looking to recruit a Highways Civil Engineer. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within the Highways design team, providing effective support and assistance to the senior engineers and team leaders on a variety of highways schemes.

As a Highways Civil Engineer at Amey Consulting, you’ll see your work from early design to the very end result, and every project will be different from the last. You’ll feel inspired to challenge yourself, as well as your colleagues. You’ll have the opportunity to thrive and we’ll help you shape your career whether through further qualification, learning new skills, or whatever else you need to achieve your ambitions.

We strongly encourage the development towards a professional qualification with a recognised Institution and pride ourselves on mentoring engineers. We can offer significant support towards Chartership, and you will be rewarded with a bonus of up to £5k on completion.

• Undertake detailed design checks on highway and drainage improvement schemes,
• Provide, assistance in producing S278 and S38 legal agreements,
• Undertake site supervision of highway and Drainage improvement works,
• Provide assistance with Highway responses to Planning Applications,
• Assist in the update of the definitive map and statement,
• Undertake technical design work including the production of electronic drawings using AutoCAD and other related software.
• Take ownership of and resolve problems
• Provide technical administrative support including project administration
• Prepare technical reports for both internal and external purposes.
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with internal and external business partners, customers and clients
• Assist with continuous improvement in the services provided by the team
• Assist less experienced colleagues in ensuring compliance with pre-defined standards
• Take ownership of personal development in order to build professional capability Plan and prioritise own activities to ensure effective utilisation of time

• You will ideally have a higher education qualification in civil engineering and four years proved experience.
• Experience in the use of AutoCAD
• Ideally experience of either working at or with a Local Authority
• Experience in working on both Local Authority and developer-led schemes as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Civil Engineering design to DMRB standards and Sewers for Adoption
• Understanding of the CDM Regulations
• Experience in Highways Development Management,
• Knowledge of public rights of way,
• Play a supporting role to the Principal Engineer
• Ability to work to tight timescales and budgets
• Team player
• Well organised

Our success comes from a practical approach. We pride ourselves on solving complex challenges with original, real-world thinking, then turning it into a reality. Your solutions will have an impact, making a genuine difference in people’s lives. It’s what makes a career with us unlike any other.

We value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset. You’ll be surrounded by people who want you to thrive and embrace new challenges.

You’ll work in a team that is open-minded and where every idea will count. You’ll be stretched, but always supported. Well recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You’ll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your ambition as well as the shared one.