Assistant / Highway Engineer /Senior Highway Engineer

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.

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Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Technical competence in detailed highways geometry design and able to independently deliver work and integrate with larger project team with minimal supervision from senior staff. 

• Preparation of concept and detailed design of 2D and 3D Roundabouts, priority junctions, signalized junctions, interchanges, generating earthwork quantities. 

• A thorough understanding and/or experience of using 3-dimensional highway design software such as Civil3d, Open Roads, AutoTurn, and Signs and Line design software would be a distinct advantage. Must have good understanding of working in ProjectWise. 

• Interacting and coordinating with other teams on various multi-disciplinary projects and contributing to project implementation of multidisciplinary schemes. 

• Handling task programme and budgets. 
• Responding to client queries resulting from client reviews. 
• Working within financial and program constraints. 
• Preparing client presentations and supporting documentation
• Self-learner, motivated and team player. 
• Adhering to Mott Macdonald safety, ethical and standard procedures. Understanding and implementing Mott Macdonald Quality Assurance procedures. 
• Competent to check the work of more junior team members. 
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, and MS office (Excel, Word, Power Point) is expected. 
• The role will include, Technical guidance, project management and work brief preparation to enable the team to produce detailed designs for technical approval. 
• Communicating with counterpart in lead office/Client. 
• Willingness to share information and knowledge with team members. 
• Shows flexibility in work tasks and locations. 

Candidate Specification: - 

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil engineering. 
• Minimum 2 - 12 years working experience in design of Highways /Motorways/ Drainage system for Highways 
• Good written and spoken communication skills and be fluent in English 
• Be aware of current and emerging technical guidance for highways and drainage. 
• An ability to provide hands on mentoring and training of staff to ensure quality of output and continuous technical improvement. 
• To produce designs based on planning strategies and construction specifications for drainage and highways. 
• Must have a significant knowledge of engineering design, design software, technical consents process, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of highways, drainage, and utilities for new developments and regeneration projects. You will know how, if applied effectively, these skills combine to add value to a client’s development proposal.  
• Ability to manage numerous assignments at one time 
• Proficiency in Micro-Station, In Roads, Open Roads, and/or Geopak /similar design software 
• Experience in AutoCAD/AutoDesk and their suite of packages. 
• Applied knowledge and understanding of DMRB ,AASHTO, MUTCD, and TxDOT Standards/Specifications/Guidelines. 
• Experience / knowledge of various Design techniques in Highways projects. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) 
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills 
• Committed team player. 
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer with a relevant professional institution such as ICE or CIHT (or equivalent) or suitable relevant experience 
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams 
• Good time management skills with the ability to prioritise your workload effectively 
• Capability to work autonomously as well as collaborating within a team environment 

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• Agile working
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing