Senior Highways Engineer (Projects & Infrastructure)

Matchtech; Greater London; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech seeks an experienced Senior Highways Engineer to join the Highways team on a contract basis in Greater London. The role covers traffic management, parking, maintenance, and drainage, with responsibility for design, delivery, and site supervision of highway projects.

You will manage diverse workloads, lead technical delivery, and collaborate with senior leaders and external partners to meet organisational objectives and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Broad background across highways services including traffic management, parking, maintenance, and drainage.
• Experience leading design, delivery, and site supervision of highway projects.
• Experience engaging with senior leadership and Councillors within local government.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the design, delivery, and site supervision of both minor and major highway projects.
• Manage a varied workload across highways and infrastructure-related projects.
• Provide technical expertise across traffic management, parking services, highway maintenance, and drainage.
• Work independently to deliver projects and service outcomes.
• Engage with stakeholders including senior leadership, elected members, contractors, and external partners.
• Support delivery of highways services in line with organisational objectives and best practice.

Skills

Traffic management

Parking services

Highway maintenance

Drainage

Stakeholder engagement

Project leadership

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Highways Engineer to join their Highways team on a contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity for a well-rounded highways professional with experience across multiple service areas, including traffic management, parking, highway maintenance, and drainage.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on the design, delivery, and site supervision of both minor and major highway projects.
• Manage a varied workload across highways and infrastructure-related projects.
• Provide technical expertise across traffic management, parking services, highway maintenance, and drainage.
• Work independently to deliver projects and service outcomes.
• Engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, including senior leadership teams, elected members, contractors, and external partners.
• Support the successful delivery of highways services in line with organisational objectives and industry best practice.

Requirements:

• A broad background across highways services, including:
  • Traffic management
  • Parking services
  • Highway maintenance
  • Drainage
• The ability to work independently and manage their own workload.
• Experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leadership teams and Councillors within a local government environment.
• Proven experience leading the design, delivery, and site supervision of both minor and major highway projects.