Highway Engineer

ARUP; North East; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Highway Engineer to join their dynamic Transport team in the North East. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse transportation projects, from major National Highways schemes to urban highway improvements. You will leverage your technical skills in alignment design, pavement design, and BIM modeling to enhance transport infrastructure. The firm values collaboration and provides an environment for career development, allowing you to take on client-facing roles and grow your project management skills. If you have a passion for transport and a desire to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing benefits

Learning opportunities

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Career development support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in highway and infrastructure project design.
• Ability to manage client relationships and articulate complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and project management of transportation projects.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects on time.

Skills

Highway Design

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Technical Reporting

Communication Skills

Education

HND in relevant field

Degree in relevant field

Masters in relevant field

Tools

Civils 3D

AutoCAD

AutoTrack

PDS Line

Microdrainage

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Highway Engineer to join our Transport team in the North East. Based in either Newcastle or Stockton, the successful candidate will work within the Transport team delivering a range of projects including major National Highways schemes as well as urban highway improvements incorporating Local Authority, public realm public transport and travel schemes.

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, pavement design, surface water drainage design, preparation of Contract drawings and documents, and building intelligent BIM models to ensure seamless inter-disciplinary design coordination. Our team in the North East also lead delivery of these transport infrastructure projects, which provides a range of opportunities for you to take on Client facing roles for those with established skills or allowing the development your project management and commercial skills, facilitating long-term opportunities for career development.

Responsibilities

1. Lead the design and project management of diverse transportation projects.
2. Develop and review drawings, reports, calculations, bills of quantities (BOQs), and specifications, ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
3. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
4. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and external consultants to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
5. Prepare bid documents for high-profile projects, working within tight deadlines.

Is this role right for you?

We are seeking engineers across a range of experience levels to be based in our Newcastle and Stockton Offices. Whether you are at the early stages of your career or bring extensive experience, we have opportunities available that align with your expertise and if you have good knowledge of the successful delivery of highways schemes, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications and Skills

1. HND, degree and/or masters in relevant field.
2. Experience with industry standard software e.g. Civils 3D, AutoCAD, AutoTrack, PDS Line, microdrainage.
3. Proven experience in the design and delivery of small and large scale highway and infrastructure projects.
4. Ability to articulate complex issues, write reports, present effectively and manage client relationships.
5. Professionally qualified or working towards professional qualification with a relevant institution.
6. Enthusiasm for a career in transport, including the delivery of highways projects through their entire life cycle, underpinned by a knowledge and understanding of the sector and work.

What we offer you

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.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Drina Zupanovic at [e-mail] 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.