Highways Senior Engineer (UK Wide)

Jacobs; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Highways Engineer in Leeds to lead transportation projects, ensuring innovation and safety while mentoring team members. The ideal candidate will have design experience in transportation, relevant qualifications, and a solid understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation.

This role involves collaborating with stakeholders on major projects, identifying improvements, and delivering key design outputs. Join Jacobs to make a significant impact on communities across the UK.

Qualifications

• Design experience in local and/or major highways projects.
• Familiarity with design standards like DMRB or MCHW.
• Passion for fostering safety and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical excellence and innovation across transportation projects.
• Mentor and support less experienced team members.
• Identify opportunities for automation and process efficiencies.

Skills

Design experience in transportation and the built environment

Knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation

Ability to work independently

Education

Relevant professional qualification (degree in engineering, CEng/ IEng)

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

As a Senior Highways Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of delivering technical excellence, innovation, and safety across a wide range of transportation projects. You’ll take ownership of key design deliverables, identifying opportunities for automation and process efficiencies, and ensuring scope changes are escalated appropriately to maintain programme and budget integrity.

You’ll collaborate closely with discipline leads and project stakeholders to produce high-quality outcomes, while also mentoring and supporting less experienced team members—helping to build capability and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Jacobs is a recognised leader in the transportation sector, partnering with major clients such as National Highways, Transport Scotland, the Welsh Government, and global contractors. Internationally, we contribute to transformative mega-projects like NEOM The Line and King Khalid International Airport. Locally, we’re making a tangible impact in communities across the UK, delivering schemes for

• Manchester Airport Group
• United Utilities
• Cheshire East Council
• West Yorkshire Combined Authority
• Worcestershire County Council
• Birmingham City Council
• Derbyshire County Council
• West of England Combined Authority

Here's what you'll need

• Design experience in transportation and the built environment
• Attained a relevant professional qualification, for example a degree in engineering, and CEng/ IEng or equivalent qualifications or work experience.
• Technical experience of delivering local and/or major highways projects or the land side alignment elements in adjacent markets such as Water Aviation or rail
• Thorough understanding of commonly used design standards such as Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCHW) or international equivalents.
• Sound knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and a passion for fostering safety and wellbeing.
• Ability to work independently and effectively within a global multi-disciplinary team.

As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.