Highways Technical Lead: Shape Tomorrow's Transport

Jacobs; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Highways Technical Lead to shape major transport programmes in the UK and internationally. You will be the technical voice, guiding design decisions, mentoring engineers and driving digital engineering adoption across multidisciplinary teams.

Join a global leader delivering significant highways and transportation projects with a strong focus on safety, quality and collaboration. Flexible hybrid working supports balancing professional and personal commitments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or managing engineering design activities within highways, transportation or related infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical understanding of highways design and relevant industry standards (DMRB or equivalent).
• Experience delivering projects within multidisciplinary engineering environments.
• Commitment to safety, quality and technical excellence.
• Ability to build effective relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across major highways schemes and programmes.
• Mentor and guide engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Shape technical delivery and influence project outcomes across portfolios.
• Drive adoption of smarter, digital engineering practices and innovation.

Skills

Highways design

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Safety & quality focus

Education

Degree-level qualification in engineering

Chartered Engineer (CEng/IEng)

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Highways Technical Lead to shape major transport programmes in the UK and internationally. You will be the technical voice, guiding design decisions, mentoring engineers and driving digital engineering adoption across multidisciplinary teams.

Join a global leader delivering significant highways and transportation projects with a strong focus on safety, quality and collaboration. Flexible hybrid working supports balancing professional and personal commitments.