Akton are recruiting on behalf of a client who is looking for a Civils Technician / Senior Technician to join their team in Oxfordshire. The position offers an excellent opportunity for a Technician / Senior Technician seeking to develop their career and business acumen and taking on new engineering challenges, right at the heart of a growing, talented, friendly and collaborative team. Responsibilities Site appraisal and feasibility assessment Walking, cycling and public transport audit (WCHAR) and design Servicing / delivery design and management Highways design - local authority and private residential / commercial (S38 / 184 / 278) Vehicle swept path assessment Utility assessment and impact negotiation (C3 & C4 estimates) Flood Risk Assessments and flood compensation assessments Drainage design and modelling (S106 / 104) Levels and external works design Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP) SuDS maintenance plans Earthworks modelling Road Restraint Risk Assessment Procedure (RRRAP) Ordinary Watercourse Consent applications CDM risk and mitigation assessment Traffic calming and home zone scheme design Traffic Regulation Orders and Stopping Up Orders Road Safety Auditing (Stages 1 to 4) Requirements Hold an appropriate engineering / CAD qualification Considerable experience working in a civil engineering design consultancy Technical and computing ability to produce horizontal and vertical highways design and civil engineering design using appropriate software including ideally Civil 3D, AutotTack and MicroDrainage Strong self-motivation and initiative able to work largely unsupervised taking responsibility for managing the technical approval process Familiarity of highway planning procedures, including Section 38 / 278 Agreements, UK design principles and standards, including MfS and DMRB Knowledge of procedures relating to TROs and Road Safety Audits etc. Familiarity of drainage adoption procedures, including section 106/104, UK Design principles/best practice and standards including Sewers for Adoption and the SuDS Manual Experience of dealing with clients and other members of the professional team utilising strong communication skills both orally and in writing Good financial and commercial awareness An ability to follow instruction and to work collaboratively as part of a team