Senior Highway engineer in Manchester

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Within our Transport team, we bring together specialists across disciplines to deliver integrated solutions that support sustainable mobility, improve connectivity and enhance the built environment.

This is an exciting time to join our expanding team, with growing opportunities across transport as we support Greater Manchester’s ambitions for sustainable mobility and inclusive connectivity. We are looking for a Highways Engineer to join our Transport team in Manchester. The role sits within the Roads and Streets team, where the successful candidate will contribute to a diverse portfolio of work spanning local authority schemes across the North West, National Highways projects, and major multidisciplinary infrastructure schemes.

Across the transport portfolio, the team works to find solutions to a wide range of challenges, from urban and rural road improvements to public transport and active travel schemes, covering all design stages from concept through to detailed design. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of transport infrastructure across the region through the application of their core technical skills, including alignment design, surface water drainage design, utilities co‑ordination, preparation of contract drawings and documents, and building federated 3D models to ensure seamless inter‑disciplinary design coordination.

Our team also leads the delivery of a number of transport projects, which provide opportunities to develop your project management and commercial skills in client‑facing roles, supporting your longer‑term career progression. We will consider applications for part‑time roles; please make your proposed hours clear on your applications with minimum 3 days a week required.

If you’re passionate about delivering high‑quality highways and infrastructure projects, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll bring experience in using industry‑standard software (such as Civils 3D, OpenRoads, InfoDrainage) and supporting the design and delivery of projects of varying scale. You’ll be confident communicating technical concepts, producing clear reports, presenting ideas, and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

We’re keen to speak with individuals who hold an HND, degree or master’s in civil engineering, are professionally qualified or working toward qualification, and have genuine enthusiasm for a career in transport—particularly the full lifecycle of highway projects and the wider sector.

As a Highway Engineer or Senior Highway Engineer at Arup, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead the design of diverse transportation projects.
• Learn advanced digital techniques and tools.
• Develop and review drawings, reports, calculations and specifications, ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients and project stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and external consultants to deliver projects on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.
• Prepare bid documents for high‑profile projects, working within tight deadlines.
• Support the delivery of highways and infrastructure projects across their full lifecycle—contributing to design, coordination, feasibility studies, statutory processes and NEC documentation.
• Experience with NEC Project Management or Design & Build schemes is a bonus.
• Use industry‑standard software.
• Strong communication skills, the ability to explain technical issues clearly, and confidence working in multidisciplinary teams are essential.

We welcome applicants who are professionally qualified or working toward qualification and who are genuinely enthusiastic about transport and highways projects.

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do. We also provide private medical insurance, life assurance, accident insurance and income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Arup is an equal‑opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence. Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all.

Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross‑cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Drina.Zupanovicgerard@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.