Highways Senior Engineer

If you are an experienced Highways professional looking for a new challenge in tunnelling construction and would like to help shape future of STRABAG, then please read the below job description.

• SectionEngineer experience on UK infrastructure. Highway experience is desirable, but a proven record in civil construction on infrastructure schemes is acceptable.
• Strong working knowledge of surveying/setting-out, QA/ITPs, and temporary works coordination.
• Efficient with digital record-keeping and stakeholder communication.
• Working knowledge of DMRB, Chapter 8 and local authority standards is desirable.
• Working towards accreditation, such as IENG for the ICE.
• CSCS.
• Knowledge of NRSWA.
• SSSTS.
• FirstAid at Work.

STRABAG - More than just a construction company

We have a new opportunity join a landmark clean-water infrastructure scheme that also involves significant highway and access infrastructure works to support the permanent scheme and temporary construction logistics. This presents a significant opportunity to deliver highway construction within a nationally significant infrastructure programme under a Tier 1 design-and-build contractor. As a Highways Senior Engineer, you'll support delivery for a defined package of work, leading technical conformance of subcontractor, QA/ITPs, temporary works coordination including day-to-day supervision of engineers and supply chain to safely achieve programme, quality and cost targets on alive public highway interface.

• Plan and sequence your section of work (method statements, RAMS, permits), ensuring programme certainty.
• Oversee subcontractor setting-out and survey control, providing assurance checks; manage as-builts, red-lines, and test/inspection records against ITPs.
• Ensure subcontractor safe systems of work are implemented, and support the team in ensuring compliance.
• Take accountability for ensuring the subcontractor quality documentation is implemented and adhered to. Ensure accurate record keeping and establish processes to provide certainty on construction compliance.
• Coordinate temporary works design and permits on the highway, maintaining safe systems and public protection. Deliver all works in line with permanent and temporary designs.
• Support with the management of subcontractors, daily briefings, progress tracking, and short-term lookaheads.
• Interface with utilities teams for crossings/diversions; embed HSG47 controls and Permit-to-Dig.
• Collate files for quality records for relevant works.
• Assist with the development and preparation of any documentation - produce ITPS, RAMs and VTS as needed.
• Support with the ordering of any material and equipment needed to deliver the works.
• Support the Engineering team by raising any required RFIs, change requests, or non-conformances for sign-off.
• Support with the development and maintenance of 4-week lookahead programmes, and monitor progress.
• Support with the preparation of any documentation required for consents.
• Maintain daily records, progress measures and handover documentation; support commercial change with clear evidence.

Pre-employment screening is provided for this position. More information on our career website.

We stand for respect, partnership, and sustainability, creating a work environment that promotes safety, health, and development. Our committed and healthy employees are our most valuable asset - the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation. With our "People. Planet. Progress." strategy and the motto WORK ON PROGRESS, we drive change forward - with the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.

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At STRABAG around 86,000 people working on progress at more than 2,400 locations worldwide. Uniqueness and individual strengths characterise both our projects and each of us as individuals. Whether its building construction, civil engineering, road construction, underground engineering, bridge building, tunnelling, construction material production, project development or building management - we are always one step ahead so that we can become the most innovative and sustainable construction technology company in Europe. Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities are integral to this, who we are as a company and how we work.

Together we work as partners to complete projects successfully and grow with new challenges. Together we achieve great things. Let's progress!

STRABAG UK Ltd

STRABAG UK Limited