Assistant Highways Engineer

About The Role
Right across infrastructure, theres a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career, with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
At M Group Highways, were supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.
We dont just build roads and bridges- were building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.
Youll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UKs number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What you'll be doing

• Assist with undertaking of designs and producing design packages for construction on highways assets including carriageway, footways, signs and safety barrier.
• Produce technical reports and other technical output to achieve project outcomes
• Undertake site visits, surveys and investigations
• Utilise design software including 3D modelling
• Ensure work is undertaken in compliance with QSE standards and processes
• Technical training / supervision of Technicians
• Working collaboratively with customers to understand and develop project objectives

What you'll bring

• Design and construction experience within the highways sector
• Commercial awareness on the delivery of projects
• Knowledge of National Highways standards including DMRB & MCDHW
• Awareness of Health & Safety & Environment in design and construction
• Computer literate design software and Microsoft packages;
• Competent user of AutoCAD & Civils 3D (desirable)
• Willingness to work in other UK offices for short term assignments
• UK/EEC driving licence.

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• Were responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• Were open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• Were together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• Were ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether youre a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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