Highways Engineer

Stantec; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in Birmingham is seeking a Highways Engineer to join our Civil Infrastructure team. You will help design highways and transportation schemes across feasibility, preliminary and detailed design stages, delivering high-quality outputs to client standards.

Work under guidance of Senior/Principal Engineers, developing design capability and contributing to project teams. Role offers hybrid working, professional development and exposure to diverse schemes in the West Midlands.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering or equivalent.
• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Ability to work within design standards and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing highways and transportation schemes across feasibility to detailed design.
• Produce highway designs, drawings, calculations and schedules per standards.
• Coordinate inputs with drainage, structures and utilities.
• Support design reviews and respond to technical queries under supervision.
• Contribute to site support during construction and design updates.

Skills

Highways design

Technical drawing

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in civil engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MicroDrainage

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for Highways Engineer to join our Civil Infrastructure team in Birmingham. We’ve built a great reputation over the years and now we look to focus on establishing and growing our capability in the West Midlands and beyond.

About The Team:

We work across a variety of clients from National contractors and developers through to UK Statutory Bodies enabling us to work on diverse and challenging projects. This enables us to deploy best practice and bring the latest ideas to our delivery.

Role Overview & Key Responsibilities:

As a Highways Engineer, you will support the design and delivery of highways and transportation schemes, working under the guidance of Senior and Principal Engineers. You will be responsible for producing high-quality technical outputs, developing your engineering capability, and contributing positively to project teams.

Core Responsibilities:

• Assist in the design and development of highways and transportation schemes across feasibility, preliminary, and detailed design stages.
• Produce highways designs, drawings, calculations, and schedules in accordance with relevant standards and guidance, including DMRB, Manual for Streets, and local authority requirements.
• Prepare technical information for reports, specifications, and tender documentation.
• Support the coordination of highways design inputs with other disciplines, including drainage, structures, and utilities.
• Respond to technical queries and comments under the direction of Senior Engineers.
• Support construction phases by assisting with technical clarifications, site queries, and design updates as required.

Additional Engineer-Level Duties:

• Carry out design checks and reviews on own work prior to submission, ensuring accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Maintain clear and well-organised design records, calculations, and technical files.
• Assist with data collection, site visits, surveys, and analysis to inform design development.
• Support optioneering and feasibility studies, including the preparation of sketches and comparative assessments.
• Contribute to risk assessments and design risk reviews under supervision.
• Develop proficiency in relevant software and tools (e.g. AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroDrainage or similar).

Professional Development & Behaviours:

• Actively work towards professional accreditation (e.g. EngTech or IEng, with a pathway to CEng where appropriate).
• Seek and respond positively to technical feedback, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
• Work collaboratively within project teams, demonstrating good communication and organisational skills.
• Promote safe working practices and a strong health and safety culture.

Qualifications:

• Degree qualified in civil engineering or similar

Why Join us?

The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of, and we have many other reasons for you to be excited about joining us. We offer a competitive salary, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, industry leading training, great projects and lots more!

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