The Role

Amey Consulting provide design and other support services to Staffordshire County Council (SCC) and developers across the whole of the county. Due to our busy and increasing workload we are growing the team, with the addition of a Highways Developments Engineer.

As our Highways Development Engineer, you will assist in the technical checking of developer submitted schemes, proposed to become adopted public highway or for related works on the existing public highway. This role would suit an experienced Highways or Traffic Design Engineer/Developer who wants to use this knowledge to specialise in this technical area; for example, you will have been involved in design for local and housing estate roads in relation to S38, S111 and S278 Agreements and have a good understanding of Manual for Streets, DMRB, other national standards.

Our partnership with Staffordshire County Council was established in 2014, and is a £1bn pound initiative to help deliver sustainable economic growth to the region. Our 70-person strong Staffordshire Design Hub (SDH) leads on a full spectrum of infrastructure work and transport planning for the council and private clients (locally and nationally), while also playing a leading national role in asset management.

Based in central Stafford and in the same building as SCC, we have large modern spaces to work in which are a short walk from the train station and with excellent road links to Birmingham, Derby, Manchester and Telford. The highways group is a friendly team of c.70 professionals with a broad range of experience.

Having worked at Civil Engineer level, you may have completed a professional qualification or have a training plan towards this. We pride ourselves on mentoring engineers and can offer significant support towards Chartership, with a bonus of up to £5k on completion.

We also have a progressive, flexible attitude towards accommodating work life balance and flexible/agile working.

In a typical week, you may be involved in:

• Technical checking of highway designs including layouts, materials, highway drainage, construction details design approach, calculations, drawings and documents submitted by third party developers/consultants for compliance with relevant design standards and drawings
• Preparing technical reports and other written documents in an appropriate format ensuring compliance with procedures
• Undertaking site visits and Inspections
• Attending meetings and discussions with the client and developers
• Providing support and progress updates to the Senior Engineer
• Liaising with other Engineers within the design team to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Be able to demonstrate developing experience and expertise within the relevant technical field, probably gained in an Assistant or Civil Engineer role or equivalent
• Be able to produce or oversee the production of technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements, working under supervision
• Be experienced in undertaking project related tasks associated with health, safety and welfare, e.g. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Bachelors or Masters degree in an appropriate subject
• Completion of a formal training agreement leading towards Chartered Engineer status as defined by the Engineering Council and agreeing a realistic programme towards achieving professional qualification, or alternatively achieving Incorporated Engineer status as defined by the Engineering Council