Senior Highways Engineer

Job Description

One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, Mott MacDonald is a multisector consultancy providing engineering, management, and development services on projects in 150 countries and a global reach spanning six continents. With over 20,000 of the best people working on a diverse range of challenges, we are helping our clients deliver sustainable infrastructure and development solutions. We have a collegiate and collaborative culture that values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace.

Our teams take an active part in international infrastructure projects, specializing in bridges, highways, geotechnics, railways, environment, tunnels, and foundations.

Job Location- Noida/Bangalore

We are seeking a Senior Highways Engineer to join our team and take a role in the delivery of highway and drainage projects. Candidate should have good knowledge of highway design, active travel scheme design, highway drainage design, and should be able to apply the latest technology available in the market. The scale of our projects ranges from small and bespoke design commissions through to some of the most significant infrastructure projects within the UK and worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Complete assigned tasks in accordance with quality, timescales, and budgeted hours.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives to develop design solutions that meet client requirements and regulatory standards.
• Comply with industry standards and safety regulations.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with Mott MacDonald's quality standard procedures.
• Provide technical mentoring to the team and others for the key service areas provided by the Highways team.
• Provide leadership with knowledge management and digital delivery initiatives for the team.
• Provide supervision and mentoring, identifying opportunities for professional development and progression along with specific line management responsibilities for designated direct reports.
• Foster a culture of right first-time delivery and work with Project Managers/Principals to ensure effective project delivery.
• Work with the Senior discipline staff to proactively manage workloads and effective forecasting and ensure maximum utilisation of team members, allocate appropriate staff to projects or bids as agreed.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and new technologies.

Candidate Specification:

We are looking for a flexible and motivated professional with a genuine passion and a desire to make a difference in the world.

Qualification:

Degree qualified in civil engineering (BE/B. Tech./ME/M. Tech.).

Essential skills and experience:

1. Experience and a commitment to effective management of Health, Safety and Welfare, Safety by Design.
2. Minimum 8+ years working experience in drainage and road design.
3. Ability to deliver high quality design models, drawings, calculations, reports, and specifications.
4. An excellent understanding of relevant standards (e.g. the DMRB and Local Highway Authority standards).
5. Experience of managing project teams and technical leadership.
6. Experience in drafting bid proposals, raising an early warning notice, and to ensure delivery within time and cost constraints.
7. Experience of working with clients, such as National Highways, Network Rail, and Local Highways Authorities.
8. Ability to communicate confidently and professionally with all levels of staff and clients (written and verbal)
9. Technical competence in surface and foul water drainage design and able to independently deliver work and integrate with larger project team with minimal supervision from senior staff.
10. Preparation of concept and detailed design of 2D and 3D car park layout design, and private street design.
11. A thorough understanding and experience of using 3-dimensional highway design software such as Civil3d, and Info-drainage.
12. Good experience in utilities coordination and working with contractors.
13. Should be able to conduct independent technical checks.
14. General IT software skills, such as, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and ProjectWise.

Desirable competencies/skills:

Chartered Engineer (ICE or CIHT) will be an added advantage.

Job Profile:

As a Senior Highways Engineer, you will work alongside experienced professionals within multi-disciplinary teams and will gain experience of using industry standard toolsets on a range of challenging and dynamic projects. You need to able to build and maintain strong relationships with both your colleagues and external clients through excellent verbal and written communication skills. You’ll provide technical guidance within your team while developing your skills and capabilities through our development and training programs.

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:

• 90 calendar days paid maternity leave
• Competitive annual leave
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance