At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and deliver innovative highway and public realm projects in Camden.
- Company: Join Camden Council, committed to creating thriving communities.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working, and a supportive environment.
- Other info: Collaborative team culture with opportunities for mentorship and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in urban design and sustainability for local communities.
- Qualifications: Engineering degree or equivalent experience, with strong highway design skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 49999 £ per year.
Location: London Borough of Camden, London, UK
Salary: 45,000 - 49,999 per year
Employment: Full time
Category: Transport
Posted: Valid to: Apply: Camden Council
Starting salary: 47,525
Job Level: Level 4 Zone 1
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square
Contract type: 1 x Permanent
Weekly hours of work: 36
Closing date: Wednesday 7th October 2026 at 23:55
About Camden: Camden is building somewhere everyone can thrive. We’re making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit while delivering ambitious change so that nobody gets left behind.
Within our Highways Engineering Service, you’ll have the opportunity to shape Camden’s streets and public spaces, helping us create safer, healthier, more accessible and sustainable places for everyone.
The role: We’re looking for an experienced Senior Design Engineer to play a key role in the design and delivery of Camden’s highway, traffic and public realm schemes. You’ll lead and contribute to a broad range of projects, from parking and traffic management changes through to complex junction designs, active travel schemes, cycle corridors and major public realm improvements. Your work will directly support Camden’s Transport Strategy, including our ambitions to promote walking and cycling, improve road safety and air quality, and support sustainable economic growth. Taking schemes from feasibility through to detailed design, you’ll produce and review construction drawings, geometric and drainage designs, Bills of Quantities, cost estimates, audit documentation and contract documents. You’ll ensure designs meet relevant legislation and technical standards while challenging proposals to identify safer, more sustainable, user-friendly and cost-effective solutions. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the Council as well as TfL, developers, emergency services, elected Members, consultants, vulnerable user groups and the public. You may also manage external consultants, provide technical advice and support negotiations relating to development proposals.
Experience of Section 106 and developer-funded highway schemes would be particularly valuable, including reviewing designs associated with planning applications, negotiating with developers and consultants, coordinating approvals and helping ensure schemes meet Camden’s transport and public realm objectives. As a senior member of the team, you’ll also share your expertise, promote best practice and innovation, mentor junior colleagues and support apprentices and placements.
About you: You’ll be an experienced engineering professional with an Engineering degree or equivalent and relevant post-qualification experience, or Chartered/Incorporated status with a recognised professional institution and demonstrable relevant experience. You’ll have a strong understanding of highway design within an urban environment and experience delivering large, complex or high-value schemes. You’ll be confident managing budgets and programmes, commissioning and managing consultants, coordinating multiple providers and working within relevant contract and financial management procedures. You’ll also bring experience of partnership working and public consultation, alongside the confidence to work with developers, elected Members, public authorities and communities on potentially complex or contentious projects. Crucially, you’ll be proficient in AutoCAD, with the ability to produce and review complex highway designs to a high standard. You’ll combine strong technical judgement with excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
Working for Camden: We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting our communities, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.
Inclusion and Belonging: At Camden, we want every colleague to feel they belong and can thrive. We welcome applications from all parts of our community, and particularly encourage people from Black, Asian and Other Ethnic Heritage communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled and neurodiverse people, survivors of domestic abuse, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or with care experience. We know that different voices and perspectives make us stronger, and we are committed to providing the support, adjustments and flexibility people need to succeed.
Asking for Adjustments: At Camden, we are committed to making our recruitment process barrier-free and accessible for everyone. If you need us to do something differently during the application, interview or assessment process, just let us know and we will support you.
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