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.

Principal Civil Technician Salary & Benefits

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

Principal Civil Technician Job Overview

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

Principal Civil Technician Job Requirements

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 visitsWorking 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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