Assistant Design Engineer

  • Keyman Personnel
  • 13/01/2026
Contract Construction Quantity Surveyor Civil Engineer Management Architect and Design Assistant Construction

Job Description

Assistant Design Engineer

Your duties & responsibilities

  • Developing highway maintenance schemes through identifying of defects to determining treatments and producing construction documents.
  • Assist with designing a range of highway improvement and traffic engineering schemes, active travel and pedestrian improvements schemes.
  • Assist in producing forward programmes of highway maintenance works.
  • Assisting in the management and undertaking of highway condition inspections and surveys.
  • Updating and utilising Asset management systems.
  • Produce technical reports and other technical output to achieve project outcomes.
  • Undertake site visits, surveys and investigations.
  • Ensure work is undertaken in compliance with QSE standards and processes.
  • Technical training/supervision of Technicians.
  • Working collaboratively with customers to understand and develop project objectives.

Skills & Knowledge Requirements

  • A relevant Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent, or Foundation Degree/HNC/HND together with sufficient post qualification experience.
  • Experience in highway maintenance techniques and in identifying pavement treatments and solutions.
  • Asset management and construction experience within the highway sector (ideally at least 5 years).
  • Experience in undertaking asset condition surveys.
  • Commercial awareness in the delivery of projects.
  • Knowledge of Highways England standards including DMRB, etc.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety & Environment in design and construction.
  • Computer literate on Design software and Microsoft packages.
  • Competent user of AutoCAD & Civils 3D (desirable).
  • UK/EEC driving licence.