Senior Highways Engineer: Lead Urban Transport & Design

Citisense; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Generous annual leave

Training opportunities

Professional membership support

Job summary

Citisense in London is seeking a Senior Highways Engineer to lead design and delivery of complex highways and sustainable transport schemes. You will act as the technical lead, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and delivering high-quality outputs from feasibility through detailed design and construction support.

The role requires strong project management, client engagement, and ability to develop fee proposals and business growth opportunities in a consultancy setting.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil/transport engineering or equivalent with progression toward chartership.
• Extensive experience delivering UK transport infrastructure and leading multi-stage schemes.
• Strong knowledge of highway and public realm design, CDM 2015, design risk management and UK standards.
• Proven experience producing high-quality technical reports, feasibility studies and option appraisals.
• Excellent project management including programme, budget, resource, risk, change control and quality.
• Proven client-facing skills including leading meetings and managing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of highways, active travel, junctions, street, parking, kerbside and public realm schemes from feasibility to delivery.
• Act as technical lead, setting design approach and reviewing outputs for safety and quality.
• Prepare feasibility studies, design reports, technical notes and client recommendations.
• Provide input into transport strategies, business cases and funding submissions.
• Manage project scope, programme, budget, resources, risk and variations.
• Lead client meetings, design reviews and present options and recommendations.

Skills

Civil engineering fundamentals

UK transport design experience

Project management

Client relationship management

Technical reporting

Mentoring juniors

Commercial awareness

Communication & presentation

Chartered status progress

Education

Degree in civil engineering or related

Tools

AutoCAD

GIS

KeySIGN

Job description

Citisense in London is seeking a Senior Highways Engineer to lead design and delivery of complex highways and sustainable transport schemes. You will act as the technical lead, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and delivering high-quality outputs from feasibility through detailed design and construction support.

The role requires strong project management, client engagement, and ability to develop fee proposals and business growth opportunities in a consultancy setting.