Senior Civil Highway Engineer

Waterman Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid working

Career progression

Professional training (ICE/CHIT)

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

Waterman Group is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to play a key role in delivering highways and infrastructure projects across the UK. You will lead packages of work, produce and check designs to UK standards, and support junior engineers from feasibility through to construction.

The role requires a degree in Civil Engineering, working toward IEng/CEng, and a track record of at least five years post-graduation in highways design. Hybrid working is offered.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Working toward IEng/CEng ( Chartered Engineer).
• 5+ years' experience post-graduation in highways/infrastructure design.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highways and infrastructure design across feasibility to construction.
• Produce and check designs to UK standards (DMRB, Manual for Streets, LTN 1/20).
• Lead or deputy lead on highways schemes including junctions and active travel.
• Oversee design drawings and tender documentation using AutoCAD/Civil 3D.
• Mentor and review work by junior engineers; provide technical guidance.

Skills

Highways design

Project leadership

Mentoring juniors

Communication

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

IEng/CEng (or working toward)

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

KeySign

KeyPost

AutoTrack

Microsoft Office

Primavera/Project

Job description

Waterman Infrastructure & Environment provides civil engineering, highways, bridge engineering and environmental consultancy services for infrastructure and development projects across the UK. Our multidisciplinary teams work collaboratively to deliver practical, sustainable solutions that enhance connectivity, support development and create lasting value for communities.

We are seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to play a key role in the technical delivery of highways and infrastructure projects for local authority and private sector clients. The role focuses on leading packages of work, producing and checking designs, supporting junior staff, and contributing to the successful delivery of projects from feasibility through to construction.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Project Delivery:

• Deliver highways and infrastructure design projects across feasibility, preliminary design, detailed design and construction support stages.
• Produce and check designs in accordance with UK standards including DMRB, Manual for Streets, LTN 1/20, TSRGD and local authority specifications.
• Act as a project lead or deputy project engineer on highways schemes including junction improvements, active travel, bus priority measures, public realm, highway drainage and development led infrastructure.
• Oversee and participate in the preparation of design and drawings using Autocad/Civil 3d software, specifications, technical reports and tender documentation.
• Respond to technical queries during design and construction, including liaison with contractors and site teams.
• Support road safety audits, design reviews and technical approval processes.

Project Support & Client Interface

• Manage allocated tasks, programmes and budgets in line with agreed scopes.
• Liaise with clients, local authorities, statutory undertakers and internal stakeholders under the guidance of a Project Manager or Associate.
• Support delivery under NEC3/NEC4 and other standard forms of contract.
• Assist with change control and quality assurance processes.
• Provide day to day technical guidance to graduate and junior engineers.
• Review and check work produced by less experienced team members.
• Support staff development through mentoring and contribution to professional development objectives.
• Promote good design practice and compliance with internal quality systems.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Working toward Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status (IEng/CEng).
• Proven experience in highways and infrastructure design within a UK consultancy or local authority.
• Good working knowledge of DMRB, Manual for Streets and LTN 1/20.
• Experience delivering schemes for local authority clients and/or development led projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• 5 years’ experience post‑graduation
• Chartered Engineer (IEng or CEng).
• Experience supporting construction stages and site activities.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.

Familiarity with wide range of highway and infrastructure related elements including some or all of the following:

• Surveys and investigations (topographic, traffic, geotechnical, drainage, underground utilities etc)
• Traffic signs and road markings
• Appreciation of environmental factors
• Assessing impact on and arranging diversion of underground utilities
• Active travel schemes, in particular design of cycle facilities in accordance with LTN1-20
• Safety improvement schemes (identifying and addressing safety issues)

Good working knowledge of some / all of the following software packages:

• Microsoft: Word / Excel / Powerpoint / Project (or Primavera)
• Autodesk: Autocad / Civil 3d / KeySign / KeyPost / AutoTrack

What We Offer

• A technically focused senior role with clear progression to Principal level and beyond.
• Involvement in a wide range of highways, active travel and regeneration projects.
• Registered professional training scheme with the ICE or CHIT, supported professional development and CPD.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• A collaborative, supportive team culture.

At Waterman we are committed to our people, our communities, and the planet. We are transforming our business and offering our most exciting opportunities yet so now is the time to join us.

We are a Disability Confident organisation, committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy starting with our recruitment and selection process.

Life Here

'All the hard work you put in will result in something that will remain long after you are gone. Its like a stamp you have left on the world.'

Bodunde Balogun - Apprentice, Infrastructure and Environment

'I have felt so welcome during my time here and even in such a short time have learnt a great deal!'