Senior Engineer (Highways)

Cowi; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cowi seeks a Senior Engineer to join our growing Highways Design team. The role involves collaborating on geometric and road design across UK schemes and supporting access road projects. You will work with peers to deliver high-quality highway designs and contribute to project success.

Key activities include delivering geometrical layouts, leading junior engineers, and ensuring design checks. A UK highways background and familiarity with DMRB and Civil3D are essential.

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or working towards it.
• Experience in UK highways design environments.
• Demonstrable skills in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridge (DMRB).
• Experience with Civil3D and Autodesk products.
• Sound understanding of CDM Regulations.
• Preferable experience with ProjectWise.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing and participating in the production and delivery of the geometrical design.
• Checking design and drawings prepared by other engineers.
• Carrying out traffic signs and road markings design.
• Carrying out RRRAP assessments.
• Defining Road Safety Audit briefs and responses.
• Providing technical leadership to junior engineers.

Skills

CEng (or working towards)

UK highways design experience

DMRB knowledge

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Civil3D

Autodesk products

ProjectWise

Job description

Senior Engineer (Highways)

Bristol / York / Derby / Glasgow

Permanent

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to be a part of a growing Highways Design team? Can you collaborate on projects? Are you experienced in geometrical design? Then, read on. This could be the next adventure in your career.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To further expand our Highways team, we are looking for a Senior Engineer to join us in Bristol. Working closely with your peers, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate on a variety of Highway schemes and Access roads design.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Overseeing and participating in the production and delivery of the geometrical design
• Checking of design and drawings prepared by other engineers
• Undertaking traffic signs and road markings design
• Carrying out RRRAP assessments
• Defining Road Safety Audit briefs and responses
• Technical leadership and guidance to junior Engineers

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you'll have:

• A degree in Civil Engineering
• Achieved Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or be working towards it
• A range of experience working in a design environment on Highways projects in the UK
• Demonstrable skills in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridge (DMRB)
• Experience in Civil3D and Autodesk products
• A sound understanding of CDM Regulations
• Preferable experience in ProjectWise