Highway Engineer

Waterman Aspen; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Waterman Aspen seeks a skilled Highway Engineer to join their Yorkshire & Humberside team. This position offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects while receiving ongoing training and professional development support. Applicants should possess significant experience in highway engineering and a relevant engineering qualification.

Benefits

Contribution to commuting mileage

Permanent health insurance

25 days annual leave

Company pension contribution

Salary sacrifice for additional benefits

Volunteering day

Qualifications

• Experience in significant highway engineering projects up to £1.0m.
• Hold an appropriate professional qualification.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead small project teams and manage tasks.
• Design road alignment, pavements, and drainage systems.
• Prepare contract documentation.

Skills

Project Management

Highway Engineering

Technical Design Expertise

Contract Documentation

Education

HNC / HND in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Civils 3D

Design Software

Job description

You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as an Highway Engineer will see you as a key member of the Yorkshire & Humberside team and you can expect:

• A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills
• Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression
• Further exposure to your chosen industry – increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills
• The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer
• Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers
• Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice
• Regular social events and volunteering opportunities
• Experience within a Public, Private or third sector UK based client
• Significant highway engineering experience to undertake schemes up to and exceeding £1.0m over the full project lifecycle, including budget/finance control
• Lead small project teams through delegation and management.
• Excellent technical expertise in the design of; road alignment, pavements, drainage, signing & road marking, road safety and active travel schemes
• Competency in the use of DMRB, Manual for Streets, & local authority standards.
• Relevant design software/CAD/Civils 3D /where appropriate
• Good experience of contract documentation and their preparation.
• Hold an appropriate professional qualification
• Full UK driving licence
• Educated to HNC / HND level in a Civil Engineering discipline or equivalent.
• Hold an appropriate professional qualification.

You’ll get this and so much more…

As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package:

• Contribution to commuting mileage
• Permanent health insurance
• 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)
• Company pension contribution
• Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits
• 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community

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Created on 16/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom