Highways Engineer

Overview

In this role you will support the design and delivery of highways and transportation schemes in the West Midlands, working with a team of engineers to produce high-quality technical outputs. You will develop your capability through feasibility to detailed design stages and coordinate with other disciplines to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions. The role offers a clear path toward professional accreditation and a chance to contribute to sustainable, well-planned communities. You will work in a collaborative, safety-focused culture and help shape transport projects with practical, technically sound solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• flexible working arrangements
• competitive salary
• industry leading training
• great projects
• career development

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and development of highways and transportation schemes across feasibility, preliminary, and detailed design stages
• Produce highways designs, drawings, calculations, and schedules in line with DMRB, Manual for Streets, and local authority requirements
• Prepare technical information for reports, specifications, and tender documentation
• Coordinate highways design inputs with drainage, structures, and utilities
• Respond to technical queries under guidance from Senior Engineers
• Support construction phases with technical clarifications, site queries, and design updates
• Carry out design checks and reviews on own work for accuracy and compliance
• Maintain organized design records, calculations, and technical files
• Assist with data collection, site visits, surveys, and analyses to inform design
• Support optioneering and feasibility studies with sketches and comparative assessments
• Contribute to risk assessments and design risk reviews under supervision
• Develop proficiency in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroDrainage or similar
• Actively pursue professional accreditation (EngTech or IEng, path to CEng)
• Promote safe working practices and good communication within project teams

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in civil engineering or similar
• Experience in highways design and delivery across feasibility to detailed design stages
• Familiarity with design standards (DMRB, Manual for Streets) and local authority requirements
• Ability to prepare technical information and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams
• Willingness to develop professional accreditation
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Proactive in seeking feedback and continuous learning

• teamwork
• communication
• organisational skills
• AutoCAD
• Civil 3D
• MicroDrainage

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