Highways Senior Engineer (UK Wide)

Jacobs; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Highways Engineer to deliver front-line transportation projects and take ownership of design deliverables. You will mentor junior staff and collaborate with discipline leads to produce safe, practical highways solutions for clients across the public sector.

You will work within a global multi-disciplinary team, following UK standards (DMRB/MCHW) and safety regulations, with hybrid working opportunities across Manchester and other hubs.

Qualifications

• Design experience in transportation and the built environment.
• Degree in engineering with CEng/IEng or equivalent.
• Experience delivering highways projects or land-side elements in adjacent markets.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highways design solutions for clients including National Highways and local authorities.
• Own key design deliverables and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency.
• Mentor and support junior team members to build capability.
• Collaborate with discipline leads and stakeholders to produce high-quality outcomes.

Skills

Highways design

Mentoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Independent working

Education

Engineering degree

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.

You will collaborate on the delivery of safe, practical and commercially sound highways design solutions for clients including National Highways, Transport Scotland, the Welsh Government, local authorities and major contractors. Depending on your experience and location, you could contribute to major transport programmes, local infrastructure improvements or complex projects.

Jacobs is a recognised leader in the transportation sector. We contribute to transformative mega-projects like 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

With opportunities available across our growing hub locations in the UK, this is your chance to shape the future of transport infrastructure—both globally and in your own community.

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.

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Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging.Find out more about ourJacobs Employee Networks here.

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We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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