Principal Civil Technician

Principal Civil Technician - Development Infrastructure
Location: Woking - Hybrid
Salary: Competitive / DOE

Principal Highway Technician required to join a leading independent Transport Planning and Highway Infrastructure consultancy based in Woking.

The successful candidate will join an established Highway Infrastructure Design team delivering development-led highway schemes across the UK, supporting projects from early feasibility and planning through to detailed design, technical approval and construction.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Highway Technician or Senior Highway Technician with strong AutoCAD and Civil 3D capability who is looking to take greater ownership of technical design packages, support junior members of the team and work on a varied portfolio of residential, commercial, mixed-use and major development projects.

The Principal Highway Technician will work closely with Highway Engineers, Transport Planners, architects, developers, local authorities and wider project teams to produce practical, coordinated and buildable highway designs.

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of service
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Professional institution subscriptions paid
• Structured CPD and professional development
• Support towards professional qualifications
• Employee mentoring programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Paid volunteer time
• Annual appraisal and clear progression opportunities
• Company Sports & Social Club
• Varied UK development infrastructure workload
• Supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary environment

• Producing, reviewing and coordinating highway and civil engineering drawings for development infrastructure schemes
• Preparing detailed drawing packages for Section 278 and Section 38 technical approval submissions
• Producing highway layouts, general arrangements, setting-out drawings, long sections and cross sections
• Preparing construction details and associated technical plans
• Using AutoCAD and Civil 3D to produce accurate, coordinated and buildable design information
• Developing Civil 3D models including surfaces, alignments, corridors, grading and earthworks
• Supporting highway designs from feasibility and planning through to detailed design and construction
• Producing junction layouts, access arrangements, servicing layouts and car park designs
• Undertaking or supporting swept path analysis and vehicle tracking
• Assisting with external works and associated infrastructure drawings
• Responding to technical comments from highway authorities, clients and approving bodies
• Liaising with local authorities and wider consultant teams throughout the technical approval process
• Coordinating designs with Transport Planners, Engineers, architects and other project disciplines
• Managing assigned drawing packages and technical tasks against agreed programmes
• Supporting drawing issue schedules, document control and Common Data Environment processes
• Helping maintain and develop CAD standards, drawing templates and technical workflows
• Checking technical work produced by junior technicians and graduates
• Mentoring and supporting less experienced members of the team
• Contributing to technical reviews, lessons learnt and continuous improvement within the design team

• Significant experience as a Highway Technician, Senior Highway Technician, Civil Engineering Technician or similar
• Previous experience within a UK consultancy, local authority or development infrastructure environment
• Strong proficiency in AutoCAD
• Good working knowledge of Civil 3D
• Experience with Civil 3D surfaces, alignments, corridors, long sections, cross sections, grading and earthworks
• Experience producing highway designs for residential, commercial, mixed-use or major development schemes
• Experience preparing Section 278 and Section 38 drawing packages
• Strong understanding of UK highway design standards and technical approval processes
• Knowledge of Manual for Streets, DMRB and local authority highway standards
• Experience with junction design, access layouts, swept path analysis and vehicle tracking
• Ability to take responsibility for technical drawing packages from initial design through to construction
• Strong understanding of drawing coordination and buildability
• Experience working with BIM principles, Common Data Environments and document control processes would be advantageous
• Knowledge of drainage, external works or early-stage pipe network design would be beneficial
• Experience using AutoTrack Vehicle Tracking, SignPlot, Causeway Flow or similar software would be advantageous
• Strong attention to detail and high technical drawing standards
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience checking work and mentoring junior technicians
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Competent with Microsoft Office
• Full UK driving licence beneficial for occasional site visits

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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