Senior Highways Engineer | Hybrid | Lead Projects & Clients

LGBT Jobs; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Holiday purchase scheme

Discounts on retail, travel and social

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity package

Job summary

LGBT Jobs is partnering with Project Centre to recruit a Principal Highways Engineer for Brighton. The role leads highways, civil engineering and public realm projects, from £25k to £10m, with a strong emphasis on technical delivery and leadership. Hybrid working requires three days in the office each week.

You’ll oversee design, client liaison and bid development, managing a team of engineers and ensuring quality and safety across projects in a collaborative, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in consultancy or equivalent in highways, construction, detailed design.
• Civil Engineering degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Chartered membership of ICE or CIHT, or progress towards Chartered status.
• Extensive experience applying DMRB design standards.
• Experience with AutoCAD and Civil 3D, supervising junior staff.
• Experience providing technical oversight and approval of project deliverables.
• Experience managing multiple projects from technical and financial perspectives.
• Experience preparing fee estimates, proposals and tender submissions.
• Strong financial, commercial and contractual understanding.
• NEC4 experience and knowledge of discharging duties.
• CDM duties and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Developing detailed design and build packages for clients to enable construction.
• Providing technical approvals, design reviews and quality assurance across project deliverables.
• Taking responsibility for technical service delivery, including budget, programme and quality performance.
• Providing hands-on technical input and solving complex engineering challenges.
• Leading and coordinating multiple projects, managing competing priorities and resources from inception through to construction.
• Providing technical direction and support to engineers, technicians and project teams.
• Liaising confidently with clients and stakeholders, communicating technical solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Preparing fee estimates, proposals, activity schedules, work programmes and resource plans.
• Supporting competitive tenders through the preparation of high-quality technical submissions.
• Identifying opportunities to grow our services and contributing to business development.
• Leading and developing a Civil 3D team and managing the Highways group.

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

DMRB design standards

Job description

LGBT Jobs is partnering with Project Centre to recruit a Principal Highways Engineer for Brighton. The role leads highways, civil engineering and public realm projects, from £25k to £10m, with a strong emphasis on technical delivery and leadership. Hybrid working requires three days in the office each week.

You’ll oversee design, client liaison and bid development, managing a team of engineers and ensuring quality and safety across projects in a collaborative, inclusive environment.