Ashton Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced and motivated Highway Engineer to join their Area Operations team in Belfast.

Job Title: Highway Engineer
Location: Belfast
Salary: £35,000-£45,000 per annum
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Job Type: Permanent

The successful candidate will oversee maintenance programmes, inspections, defect repairs and improvement projects, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and in line with contractual requirements.

What’s in it for you?

• Company car allowance
• Private pension
• Opportunity to take ownership of highway maintenance and infrastructure projects
• Professional development within an established operational environment

The Role

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will oversee highway operations and maintenance activities, working closely with operational teams and subcontractors to plan, procure and manage works, ensuring high standards of safety, quality and cost control.

Duties will include:

• Overseeing highway operations and maintenance activities in line with DBFO1 contract requirements
• Ensuring inspections and defect repairs are completed across allocated asset classes
• Managing major maintenance, rehabilitation projects and minor additional works
• Maintaining the highest standards of Health & Safety across all activities
• Planning operational works using risk assessments, risk reduction measures and cost comparisons
• Monitoring costs and ensuring accurate cost capture to support forecasting and budgeting
• Maintaining quality management standards and compliance with relevant ISO accreditations and National Highways Sector Schemes
• Using the RMMS database to maintain network information and generate work orders
• Developing annual works and inspection programmes alongside the Operations team
• Procuring works and coordinating the delivery of projects
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and enhance service delivery
• Participating in regular works planning meetings with the wider team
• Participating in the Duty Officer on-call rota and working outside normal office hours when required

Essential Criteria

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering or an appropriate relevant discipline
• Previous experience in a related engineering or highway operations role
• Sound knowledge of Health & Safety requirements
• Willingness to work outside normal office hours when required and participate in an on-call rota
• Understanding of highway asset maintenance and associated works processes
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Good computer literacy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong negotiation and problem-solving abilities

Desirable Criteria

• Previous experience in highway maintenance or engineering projects
• Understanding of quality standards and procedures
• Experience using computer systems to manage works and maintenance
• Experience coordinating contractors and planning works

Ashton Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Agency on behalf of our client