Senior Highway Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Highway Engineer, you will lead highway projects from feasibility through construction, delivering practical, buildable designs and maintaining key client relationships. You will work within a highways consultancy focused on the London and South East region, tackling active travel, public realm and junction schemes that support safe, efficient movement. You’ll balance technical design with project leadership and stakeholder coordination to drive project success. This role offers ownership of varied highway projects, with growth toward Principal Engineer and chartered status.

Pay / Benefits

• Genuine ownership of projects and client relationships
• Varied highways work across active travel, public realm and bus priority
• Supportive environment
• Progression toward Principal Engineer and beyond
• Mentoring and support toward professional chartership
• Funded CPD and professional membership

Responsibilities

• Prepare feasibility, preliminary and detailed designs for highway, active travel, public realm, bus priority, junction and road safety schemes
• Produce models and drawings using AutoCAD and Civil 3D including level, kerbing, paving, signs and construction details
• Conduct highway geometric design, swept path analysis, levels and quantities while coordinating drainage and utilities
• Lead projects from inception to construction, managing scope, schedule, budget and risk
• Prepare technical notes, design reports, options assessments, Road Safety Audit responses and approvals
• Act as day-to-day contact for clients, highway authorities, TfL, developers and contractors
• Manage Section 278 and Section 38 technical approvals when required
• Contribute to QA, technical reviews, bids and consultancy development

Key requirements

• Degree in civil engineering or closely related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Substantial experience in UK highway design and ability to lead schemes from feasibility to construction
• Strong hands-on AutoCAD and Civil 3D skills including corridor and surface modelling
• Experience in active travel, Healthy Streets, public realm or highway improvement schemes
• Understanding of junction design, road safety schemes and responding to Road Safety Audits
• Knowledge of DMRB, Manual for Streets, LTN 1/20 and London design guidance
• Experience in project leadership, client relationship management and technical writing
• Ability to work independently with practical engineering judgement and clear client communication
• Experience of bus priority schemes, TfL, Section 278 and 38 works, drainage and SuDS; MicroDrainage or similar software advantageous
• Chartership towards ICE or CIHT encouraged; right to work in the UK

• Client-focused
• Independent thinker
• Strong written and verbal communication
• AutoCAD
• Civil 3D
• Road safety auditing

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