Senior Highways Engineer (Urban Realm)

Overview

Senior Highways Engineer (Urban Realm) at GHD leads urban realm and highway designs from concept to construction, guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver sustainable, accessible places. You’ll mentor engineers, manage budgets, and grow our Urban Realm capability while collaborating with clients and stakeholders. This is a hands-on role shaping public realm and transport projects across the UK. You’ll work in a collaborative, growth‑minded culture with hybrid working options.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Professional development and chartership support
• Access to learning and development programmes
• Opportunities to work on major UK and international projects
• Collaborative and inclusive culture

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of urban realm, highways and traffic projects
• Develop designs from feasibility to construction stage
• Act as technical lead and design checker
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams (structures, drainage, lighting, landscape)
• Manage budgets, programmes and resources
• Build and maintain client relationships
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians
• Contribute to proposals, bids and business development
• Site visits, surveys and construction support as needed
• Ensure compliance with standards, specifications and quality procedures

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Typically 5+ years’ experience in highways, urban realm or traffic engineering design
• Experience delivering public realm schemes, active travel infrastructure, bus priority and public transport improvements
• Knowledge of UK highway design standards and guidance
• Experience leading multidisciplinary design teams
• Ability to review and check technical designs and drawings
• Understanding of highway construction methods, materials and specifications
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and associated design software

• Strong communication
• Stakeholder management
• Report-writing
• AutoCAD
• Civil 3D (desirable)
• OpenRoads (desirable)

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