Highway Engineer

Highway Engineer

Full-Time 40500 - 49500 Β£ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Design and manage infrastructure projects while ensuring compliance with regulations and environmental impacts.
  • Company: Join SLR, a global leader in sustainability solutions with a supportive culture.
  • Benefits: Enjoy competitive salaries, excellent healthcare, flexible working, and 25 days annual leave.
  • Other info: Inclusive environment welcoming diverse backgrounds and offering outstanding progression opportunities.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact on sustainable transport engineering projects and grow your career.
  • Qualifications: Experience in Section 278/38 processes and strong knowledge of health and safety legislation.

The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 Β£ per year.

SLR have a fantastic new opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer with demonstrable consultancy experience of S278 in a general infrastructure background to join our collaborative and growing Transport Engineering team.

Your key duties will involve the preparation of detailed design, feasibility studies and scheme reports on a variety of projects. Alongside this, you will also have the opportunity to take responsibility for project management, budgeting, producing bill of quantities, and costings.

  • Provide assurance that scheme designs comply with specification and agreed programme
  • Work to ensure designs comply with health and safety regulations and CDM requirements
  • Alongside colleagues, ensure designs are assessed for environmental impacts
  • Manage relationships with clients, stakeholders and third parties
  • Coordinate with other team members associated with the design
  • Support junior team members working on projects

About us: SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our 'one team' culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salaries
  • Company pension
  • Excellent healthcare offering
  • Travel and life insurance
  • Structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression
  • 25 days' annual leave
  • Additional flexible bank holidays
  • Flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours
  • Family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life

About you: We are looking for an Engineer with consulting experience around the design and management of the Section 278/38 process, as well as:

  • Sound knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Manual for Streets
  • Ability to engage and conduct effective negotiations with client, stakeholders, subcontractors and third parties
  • Detailed understanding of Health & Safety legislation
  • Competent in use of Civils 3D

Culture & Inclusion at SLR: We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.

We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent. Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR. SLR Commitment - All applicants with a disability who meet the essential requirements for the job will be guaranteed an interview in line with our Disability Confident Committed status.

Highway Engineer employer: slrconsulting

At SLR Consulting, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture. As an Advisory Analyst in our Planetrics team, you will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful projects that drive real-world impact while benefiting from continuous learning and professional development. Our commitment to employee growth, coupled with a supportive environment and the chance to work alongside industry experts, makes this role not just a job, but a rewarding career path.

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Contact Details:

slrconsulting Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Highway Engineer

Consultancy Experience
S278 Process Knowledge
Project Management
Budgeting
Bill of Quantities Production
Costing Skills
Health and Safety Legislation Understanding