Highways Engineer

Blueprint Recruitment Solutions Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 87,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive hourly rate £45–£55

6‑month initial contract

37.5 hours per week

Work from any UK office

Job summary

Blueprint Recruitment Solutions Ltd is seeking an experienced Highways Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team delivering a varied portfolio of infrastructure projects across the UK. The role focuses on highways design and associated infrastructure, including Section 278 and Section 38 agreements.

Ideal candidates have 4–6 years of post-graduate experience, with Chartered status highly desirable. The position offers hybrid working from any UK office and exposure to water projects, data centres

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of post-graduate highways experience.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong highways and infrastructure design experience.
• Good understanding of Section 278 and Section 38 agreements.
• Experience designing access roads and highway infrastructure.
• Ability to produce and review technical design information.
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities.
• Chartered status is highly desirable.
• Experience across water, data centres or major infra projects beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highways and civil engineering design across a varied project portfolio.
• Support infrastructure design for water and data centre developments.
• Design highways, access roads and related infrastructure.
• Work on schemes involving Section 278 and Section 38 agreements.
• Produce and review technical design information.
• Coordinate highways requirements with wider civil and multidisciplinary teams.
• Resolve technical design and coordination issues.
• Support projects throughout design development and delivery.
• Work closely with engineers and wider project teams.

Skills

Highways design

Infrastructure design

Section 278/38

Technical design review

Multidisciplinary coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Chartered status

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Highways Engineer to join a multidisciplinary engineering team delivering a varied portfolio of infrastructure and civil engineering projects across the UK.

The role offers exposure to water projects, data centres, highways schemes, and lots more, with a particular focus on highways design and associated infrastructure, including Section 278 and Section 38 agreements.

The position is open to engineers with approximately 4-6 years of post-graduate experience, with Chartered status particularly desirable. Hybrid working is available from any UK office.

The Role

• Delivering highways and civil engineering design across a varied project portfolio


• Supporting infrastructure design for water and data centre developments


• Designing highways, access roads and associated infrastructure


• Working on schemes involving Section 278 and Section 38 agreements


• Producing and reviewing technical design information


• Coordinating highways requirements with wider civil and multidisciplinary engineering teams


• Resolving technical design and coordination issues


• Supporting projects throughout design development and delivery


• Working closely with engineers and wider project teams

What They\'re Looking For

• Approximately 4-6 years of post-graduate Highways Engineering experience


• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline


• Strong highways and infrastructure design experience


• Good understanding of Section 278 and Section 38 agreements


• Experience designing access roads and associated highway infrastructure


• Ability to produce and review technical design information


• Strong technical and problem-solving capabilities


• Good multidisciplinary coordination skills


• Excellent communication and organisational abilities


• Chartered status is highly desirable


• Experience across water, data centres, highways or other major infrastructure developments would be particularly beneficial.

Why Apply?

• £45-£55 per hour


• Initial 6-month contract


• 37.5 hours per week


• Hybrid working


• Flexibility to work from any UK office


• Varied infrastructure and highways project portfolio


• Opportunity to work on Section 278 and Section 38 schemes


• Multidisciplinary engineering environment