Engineer

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for Structures Engineer to join our team in the North West region. The Structures Engineer will predominantly assist with the management our priority risk structures by identifying asset needs and producing/reviewing risk management plans. The Structures Engineer may also spend time developing treatment options and undertaking preliminary design work, or else undertaking structural reviews and assessment works for structures, while assuring adherence to defined asset policies and standards.

This role can be based from either our Warrington, Manchester, Penrith, or Preston office on a hybrid basis and you may be required to visit sites.

You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full clean driving licence to be considered for this position and during employment.

 
What you’ll be leading on

Identify, prepare survey briefs, and support delivery of structures survey works that support the improvement, assessments and/or renewal of structures assets.
Monitor the delivery of agreed assessment work liaising with technical partners; or the delivery of treatment options, liaising with the relevant delivery teams to aid successful delivery of schemes.
Develop early solutions for improvements and/or renewals, including compiling relevant documents, evidence, and option reports for value management, considering new techniques, materials, buildability, and costs.
Undertake structural reviews in accordance with CS 451 and structural assessment in accordance with DMRB standards.
Assist with developing the regions asset led forward programme and initial scheme development delivers customer centric designs and technical specifications.

To be successful you’ll need

Degree or HND in relevant discipline and appropriate experience, or equivalent and working towards a professional membership or professional body.
Experience in structures studies, renewals work design, or structural assessment / Experience working within allocated budgets including the creation of a budget for scheme development (desirable)
Good stakeholder management and communication skills with strong customer focus
Knowledge of National Highways standards (DMRB, MCHW and Eurocodes) standards and their application on the highways network
Knowledge of CDM 2015

A bit about us

Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future.

Want to know more?

To request a copy of the role profile, please contact hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com quoting reference number #4890