What is a Highways Engineer?
A Highways Engineer is responsible for planning, designing and supervising highways projects and to ensure project efficiency. The role also involves overseeing the cost of the project and undertaking site surveys.
Key skills to be successful as a Highways Engineer will include:
Knowledge of engineering science, maths and technology
Excellent verbal communication
Analytical thinking
What are the typical daily duties for a Highways Engineer?
From employer to employer the job description of a Highways Engineer can vary, however typical duties and activities undertaken include:
Designing local road schemes and maintaining the road network
Working with other professionals to build and maintain roads
Planning for highway maintenance and improvement projects
Estimating costs
Dealing with stakeholders including clients and transport specialists
Undertaking new road scheme designs
How can we help with your Highways Engineer job search?
For over 15 years we have specialised in securing contract and permanent opportunities for Highways Engineer professionals across the Construction, Civils, Rail, Power and Telecoms sectors.
Working globally with the largest contractors, consultancies, along with many infrastructure owners and operators, we are ideally positioned to work with talented Highways Engineers and secure the market's leading Highways Engineer opportunities.
With a reputation for being experts in the sectors that we operate, we are also renowned for consistently delivering the right opportunities to our candidates, working proactively in order to give our candidates the edge in a competitive marketplace.
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Southampton is a port city in Hampshire, located on the south coast of England. Southampton is approximately 70 miles south west of London and is considered a major port. As of 2018 the estimated population was 269,781 and covers an area of 28 square miles. Southampton has seen numerous large scale construction projects over the past couple of years and has multiple large constructions projects in the pipeline, such as:
Itchen Riverside - Chapel Riverside
£100m mixed use development
457 residential properties
4,963 sq m commercial floorspace for marine based employment space
946 sq m flexible retail space
Improved public access to the waterfront via a riverside walk
Solent University
£28m development
Part of £100m campus investment
Two sports halls
Three fitness studios
Health and well-being gym
Strength and conditioning gym
High quality teaching facilities
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