Highways Engineer

ameygroupi; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

24 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits scheme

Save with Amey

Family friendly policies

Affinity Networks

Social Impact Days

Job summary

Amey Consulting in Liverpool seeks an experienced Highways Engineer to support the Design and Development team. As a Civil Engineer, you will lead junior engineers and deliver highway projects from junction improvements to new roads and bridges.

You will work in a flexible, hybrid environment with 40-hour weeks and opportunities for development across the UK. The role emphasises client service, standards compliance, and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in highway engineering, particularly local roads and S278 layouts.
• Commercial and customer-focused approach to achieve programme targets and income.
• Ability to supervise junior staff and check work for accuracy.
• Good understanding of Manual for Streets, DMRB and other national standards.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and their relevance to highway design.
• Ability to prepare briefs for fee quotes for service delivery.
• Ability to deliver on time, within budget and to the required quality.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practice and apply it where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team, producing sound engineering solutions compliant with standards and client requirements, supervising junior staff.
• The preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation within quality, cost and programme constraints.
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives, attend progress meetings and respond to queries.
• Manage a small, locally based single-discipline technical team and deliver workload.
• Contribute to bid preparation and the work-winning function.
• On-site work, visiting or full-time temporary role, including out-of-hours work.

Skills

Highways engineering

Team leadership

Client liaison

Delivery under constraints

Quality assurance

Budget awareness

CDM regulations

Fee quotes briefs

Job description

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We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Civil Engineer to join our Consulting Highways team in Liverpool.

The standard hours of work are 40 Hours per week, but we offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part-time and flexible working patterns. With our network of offices across the UK and now Ireland, we are open to discussing working options that match your needs, with the flexibility to change how you work as your life evolves.

Amey delivers high-quality, innovative, and sustainable engineering solutions across the UK. And provide a diverse range of opportunities for personal and professional development, whether you are working on long-term, high-value projects or smaller, community-focused initiatives. With the frameworks Amey is part of, you will have the opportunity to influence infrastructure projects that shape the region’s future.

National Highways, formerly Highways England, have named Amey Consulting as a Design partner to support the delivery of the largest and most comprehensive renewals programme that National Highways have ever launched. The £3.6bn Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF) enables National Highways to procure Design and Construction services across the Strategic Road Network for the next 6 years.

What you will be doing

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Highways Engineer to support our Design and Development team. As a Civil Engineer, you will support the Senior Engineer and lead junior Engineers in the design and delivery of multiple highway projects ranging from junction improvements to new roads and bridges. Responsibilities include:

• To work in a team, producing technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements, working unsupervised and supervising more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks.
• The preparation and checking of designs, calculations, drawings and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme. Overseeing the actions of more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks and taking responsibility for their actions.
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level, attending progress meetings, responding to queries etc.
• Managing a small, locally based single discipline technical team and taking responsibility for delivery of workload.
• Contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function.
• Working on site, either on a visiting basis or in a full time but temporary role and including out of hours working.

We want to hear from you if you have

• Relevant experience in highway engineering, particularly local roads and S278 layouts
• The ability to work in a commercial and customer focused way which achieves programme, meets performance targets and generates income
• Be confident to work under minimum supervision and competent to check the work of others and supervise less experienced or junior staff
• A good understanding of Manual for Streets, DMRB, other national standards, best practice guidance, local standards etc.
• A good understanding of the CDM regulations and their relevance to highway design
• The ability to support the preparation of briefs for fee quotes for delivery of services when required
• Can deliver on time, within budget and to the quality required
• Keep up to date with industry best practice and where appropriate apply best practice within the team

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. If you have most but not all of these skills and experiences, we encourage you to apply, and we will provide you with development or training to support you.

What we can offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership
• Our Save with Amey programme gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey

Who we are

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

Diversity and Inclusion

We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often-marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.