• Hourly rate: £40.13 per hour
• Location: Rotherham. 3 days per week in office.
• Job Type: Full-time
• Length of role: Initial 3 months.

We are seeking a Senior Highways Engineer to join our Transportation Infrastructure Service. This senior technical role involves providing technical leadership on local highways projects and supporting the senior leadership team in team management. The ideal candidate will be chartered or of chartered competency, ready to lead a growing team of highways engineers and consultants.

• Act as Client or Principal Designer for schemes delivered within the team.
• Develop business cases and feasibility studies to ensure project outcomes and benefits.
• Deliver highway designs using AutoCAD and associated design packages including Key Line & Key Sign.
• Prepare tender packages, including drawings, bills of quantities, specifications, and Pre-Construction Health & Safety Plans.
• Draft and consult on Traffic Regulation Orders in liaison with Legal.
• Prepare cost estimates for client budgeting purposes.
• Ensure all designs comply with current design standards and CDM 2015 regulations.
• Manage communications with councillors and stakeholders, ensuring robust and timely interactions.
• Project management and technical delivery from inception through to completion.
• Train and mentor junior engineers.
• Manage personal workload to achieve project deliverables within agreed objectives.

• Substantial experience as a Senior Engineer within the Public Sector.
• Strong background in transportation, road traffic, and road safety policies, procedures, and legislation.
• Proven track record of delivering projects/work programmes to quality, time, and budget.
• Leadership experience with the ability to plan and allocate work, supervise, direct, and coordinate a team.
• Knowledge of value for money and best practice principles.
• Proficiency in specialist IT software packages such as AutoCAD, Mapinfo, GIS, or similar.
• Extensive experience in Safety, Health, and Environmental compliance, particularly with Construction Design and Maintenance Regulations (CDM).
• Ability to manage multiple projects and lead delivery teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.