Highway Engineer (Mid to Senior Level)

Arup; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Accident insurance

Income protection cover

Job summary

Arup in Manchester seeks a Highways Engineer to join its Transport team, contributing to local authority schemes, National Highways projects and major multidisciplinary infrastructure across the North West.

The role focuses on design through all stages, from concept to detailed design, with opportunities to develop project management and client-facing skills within a collaborative, values-driven culture.

Qualifications

• Hold HND, Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professionally qualified or working toward qualification in civil engineering.
• Genuine enthusiasm for a career in transport and highway projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of diverse transportation projects.
• Develop and review drawings, reports, calculations, and specifications.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and external consultants to deliver projects on time and to high quality.
• Prepare bid documents for high-profile projects within tight deadlines.
• Support delivery across the full lifecycle of highways projects.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Report writing

Presentation skills

Technical explanation

Education

HND in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Master's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Civils 3D

OpenRoads

InfoDrainage

Job description

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.

The Opportunity

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.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

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,
• Desire to 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.
• You'll 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.
• Experience using industry-standard software. Have 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.

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.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

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.

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, regardless of age (within legal limits), 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. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

Our Application Process

To understand what to expect next, please visit https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/

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