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Senior Highway Design Engineer
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- Birmingham
- Permanent
- Full Time
- £45,000 - £53,000 Per Annum
Job Description
Senior Highway Engineer
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Highway Engineer to join an established highways design team based in Birmingham.
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a wide range of highway infrastructure projects, providing technical leadership, supporting project delivery, and contributing to the continued growth of the local engineering team.
You will work on challenging and varied schemes, collaborating with clients, internal disciplines, and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality highway solutions from concept through to completion.
This position is ideal for a technically strong engineer looking to take on greater responsibility, mentor others, and play an active role in developing a successful regional highways team.
Key Responsibilities
·Lead and deliver highway design projects through all stages of development.
·Provide technical input, design reviews, and engineering solutions for highway schemes.
·Manage and support highway design engineers and coordinate with other technical disciplines.
·Liaise with clients, contractors, and project stakeholders.
·Assist with project planning, resource management, and budget control.
·Support the growth and development of the Birmingham highways team.
·Ensure designs meet relevant standards, specifications, and quality requirements.
Essential Requirements
·Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
·Chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional institution (or working towards chartership).
·Significant experience within highway engineering design.
·Strong understanding of highway design principles and industry standards.
·Experience delivering highway infrastructure projects.
·Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
·Ability to lead technical discussions and support junior engineers.
Desirable Experience
·Experience working on major highways or infrastructure projects.
·Knowledge of highway agreements including Section 38 and Section 278 processes.
·Experience with drainage design and Section 104 agreements.
·Proficiency using:
oAutoCAD
oCivil 3D
oMicroDrainage or similar drainage design software
·Experience managing design packages and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
What's on Offer
·Opportunity to join a highly skilled engineering environment.
·Involvement in varied and technically challenging infrastructure projects.
·Career development and professional growth opportunities.
·Supportive team culture with opportunities to take on leadership responsibilities.
·Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
·Competitive benefits package.
Location
Based in Birmingham, with opportunities to work collaboratively across wider engineering teams and projects.
If you are an experienced Senior Highway Engineer looking for your next career move within a growing infrastructure design team, this could be an excellent opportunity to develop your technical and leadership skills.
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Eve Armstrong at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent please contact us
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Highway Engineer to join an established highways design team based in Birmingham.
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a wide range of highway infrastructure projects, providing technical leadership, supporting project delivery, and contributing to the continued growth of the local engineering team.
You will work on challenging and varied schemes, collaborating with clients, internal disciplines, and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality highway solutions from concept through to completion.
This position is ideal for a technically strong engineer looking to take on greater responsibility, mentor others, and play an active role in developing a successful regional highways team.
Key Responsibilities
·Lead and deliver highway design projects through all stages of development.
·Provide technical input, design reviews, and engineering solutions for highway schemes.
·Manage and support highway design engineers and coordinate with other technical disciplines.
·Liaise with clients, contractors, and project stakeholders.
·Assist with project planning, resource management, and budget control.
·Support the growth and development of the Birmingham highways team.
·Ensure designs meet relevant standards, specifications, and quality requirements.
Essential Requirements
·Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
·Chartered Engineer status with a relevant professional institution (or working towards chartership).
·Significant experience within highway engineering design.
·Strong understanding of highway design principles and industry standards.
·Experience delivering highway infrastructure projects.
·Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
·Ability to lead technical discussions and support junior engineers.
Desirable Experience
·Experience working on major highways or infrastructure projects.
·Knowledge of highway agreements including Section 38 and Section 278 processes.
·Experience with drainage design and Section 104 agreements.
·Proficiency using:
oAutoCAD
oCivil 3D
oMicroDrainage or similar drainage design software
·Experience managing design packages and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
What's on Offer
·Opportunity to join a highly skilled engineering environment.
·Involvement in varied and technically challenging infrastructure projects.
·Career development and professional growth opportunities.
·Supportive team culture with opportunities to take on leadership responsibilities.
·Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
·Competitive benefits package.
Location
Based in Birmingham, with opportunities to work collaboratively across wider engineering teams and projects.
If you are an experienced Senior Highway Engineer looking for your next career move within a growing infrastructure design team, this could be an excellent opportunity to develop your technical and leadership skills.
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Eve Armstrong at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
By applying for this position, you are agreeing for Carrington West to hold and process your personal data in accordance with our Data Protection Policy. Your data will be shared with third party clients specifically relevant to any roles you have applied for. If at any stage, you wish to withdraw your consent please contact us