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| Company Name: | NorthStar Recruitment | |||||
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| Industry Sectors | Civils Structural Engineering Construction Professional & Management | |||||
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| Job Title | Transportation Engineer | |||||
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| Job Ref | T:eng08 | |||||
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| Salary | £20000 - £50000 per annum + Benefits | |||||
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| Position Type | Permanent | |||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||||
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| Region | England | |||||
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| County | Kent | |||||
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| Transportation Engineer Responsible to the Technical Director who runs the Transportation Planning Group Principle Duties and Main Activities Our client is looking for an experienced Transport Engineer to become an integral member of their team. The successful candidate will be expected to work to a high standard both in accuracy of numerical calculations & CAD design skills. *You will be an active team member. *Responsible for the work that has been delegated to you to expedite. *An excellent organiser and supervisor of other people. *Understanding technical drawings, both civil engineering and architectural layouts and diagrams. *Understanding how transportation related projects are carried out. *Dependant upon experience, problem solving by seeking new ideas and solutions to complex issues. *A keen interest in 3-D design. *Drawing accurately. *An excellent command of both the written and spoken word in order to communicate well. *Willing to improve computer software skills including transportation software TRANSIT, ARCADY, PICADY, TRICS. *Understanding the health & Safety aspects of working in the Construction Industry and special risks. *You will enjoy working outdoors, carrying out site visits under supervision until authorized to undertake loan visits, after suitable training. *Working mainly in the office. *Preparing outline road junction designs including T' and 'X' road junctions plus roundabouts and signalized junctions. *Preparing traffic figures and diagrams for inclusion in technical reports. *Preparing Transportation reports. *Explaining ideas and information to colleagues and clients and project team members. *Acting responsibly and working in a safe manner. *Keeping up to date on best practice, including reviewing Government circulars. *Representing the company at public exhibitions or on training courses to portray the client as a company that employs professional individuals that seek to achieve high levels of competency. *Undertake research via the internet and undertaking sustainability audits and preparing access statements. Communication *Statutory organisations and Local Authorities. *Clients, client representatives and design teams. *Civil engineering contractors, traffic survey companies, topographical companies. *Other professionals including engineers, architects, town and country planners and surveyors. *Members of the public and potential clients. Background: The transportation field has many facets over a broad range including: Road traffic Rail Marinas By Sea By Air Multi-modal including walking, cycling and public transport. Our client provides transportation skills to local government and the private sector majoring in assessing the traffic impact of development on brownfield (previously developed land) and Greenfield sites. Development projects the successful candidate will be involved in...... New housing development from a few in number up to 3,000 plus. Our client is currently involved in master planning work, infrastructure (highway and drainage design) for 1100 houses in Aylesham in Kent. New marinas, they are currently assessing the benefits of a new marina on the River Thames. Non food retail, this includes B&Q type of developments. Industrial development which includes new employment and assessing the impact of deliveries, travel to work and Green Travel Plans. Green Travel Plans, preparing reports based upon researching staff journey to work questionnaires. This entails dealing with employment, educational, leisure companies. Public and Local Inquiries, some developments are unfortunately refused planning consent and are therefore employed to prepare appeal statements to rebut Local authority objections to the scheme. Our client has the professional skills to present transportation evidence. New roads are generally adopted by highway authorities and we prepare outline junction and road designs for planning consent before the design is detailed up for ultimate construction on site. Apply Now... Emma.hallworth@northstar-recruitment.com 0161 839 3394 | ||