Assoicate Highways Engineer

Our client, a global leader in sustainability solutions, is currently seeking an Associate Highways Engineer to join their well-established Transport Planning and Engineering team in Manchester. This permanent role involves delivering high-profile projects across various sectors, including residential, commercial, energy, infrastructure, and the built environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the delivery of highways and development-related projects from concept to detailed design
• Providing technical leadership and project management for highways and infrastructure projects
• Preparing and reviewing General Arrangement Plans and highway designs
• Designing and delivering S278/S171 Highway Schemes and S38 Highway Adoption Schemes
• Developing highway layouts for new developments, including site access junctions, roundabouts, and active travel measures
• Managing clients and supporting business development and proposal efforts
• Mentoring and coaching junior engineers and technicians
• Collaborating with drainage, lighting, infrastructure, and environmental specialists on multidisciplinary projects

Job Requirements:

• Substantial experience delivering UK highways and infrastructure projects
• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong track record of managing projects, clients, and multidisciplinary teams
• Solid knowledge of UK highway design guidance, standards, and approval processes
• Experience designing development-related highway infrastructure, including junctions and access arrangements
• Experience preparing highway designs for S278/S171 and S38 schemes
• Strong project management, organisational, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience mentoring, managing, and developing engineers and technicians
• Strong technical problem-solving, reporting, and design capabilities

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Life, income, and travel insurance
• Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle-to-work schemes
• Volunteering and Community Giving
• Flexible, hybrid, and agile working options
• 25 days' annual leave plus flexible public holidays
• Buy or sell leave options
• Core working hours
• Cross-border remote working and sabbatical opportunities
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave pay
• Workplace Nursery benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Specialist support for mental health, stress, and menopause

If you are an experienced Associate Highways Engineer looking to further develop your career within a collaborative and people-first environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and talented team in Manchester.