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Civil Engineering Technician
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Highway Engineering Technician
About the role
As an experienced highway engineering technician, you will play a key part in the successful delivery of our highway, active-travel and wider transportation infrastructure projects. You will collaborate closely with colleagues across our UK and Ireland offices and be supported by a team of highly skilled professionals.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Producing accurate engineering models, drawings and detailing for highways, junctions, active-travel schemes, earthworks, drainage and related civil infrastructure
- Preparing both concept and detailed design drawings in line with DMRB, local authority and client standards
- Acting as project technician on multidisciplinary schemes
- Reviewing drawings from third-party designers and contractors
- Ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality engineering outputs
- Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members
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Recent and ongoing projects
My client’s portfolio demonstrates both the scale and diversity of our transportation work. Examples include the delivery of a £120 million urban highway improvement scheme to ease congestion and support regeneration, a £95 million active-travel and bus priority corridor, multiple town-centre public-realm upgrades, major maintenance works on a strategic trunk road, a €150 million rural connectivity programme in Ireland, and numerous junction upgrades, greenways and cycle infrastructure schemes across the UK and Ireland.
Essential requirements
- HNC (or equivalent) in civil engineering and/or EngTech or IEng accreditation with ICE
- At least 4+ years’ experience in drafting and modelling highways or civil infrastructure
- Strong proficiency in AutoCAD and good working knowledge of highway design standards
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Highly motivated, adaptable and detail focused
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines
- Strong teamwork ethic and willingness to take responsibility
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Desirable
- 3D modelling experience using AutoCAD or other design tools
- Familiarity with Civil 3D, Revit, Navisworks or similar software
If you’re interested in this role, click “Apply” to submit your application. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity or to hear about other engineering roles in the market, please contact Pete at ELB.
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