Senior / Principal Highways & Infrastructure Engineer

American Society of Civil Engineers; Alton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Work laptop

Flexible working arrangements

End of year bonus

Private medical insurance

Health care plan

Pension

Critical illness cover

Death in service cover

Cycle Hire scheme

Travel loans

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting seeks a Senior/Principal Highways & Infrastructure Design Engineer to join London development team, delivering highways and drainage design for developers. You will lead from concept to detailed design, mentor juniors, and help shape a growing team while coordinating with authorities and clients.

Role involves S278/S38 schemes, drainage strategies, flood risk work, and SuDS, using Civil 3D. Flexible working arrangements and a supportive environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in development-related highways and infrastructure design.
• Strong experience delivering detailed highways design, particularly S278/S38 schemes.
• Strong experience in drainage design and drainage strategies.
• Experience preparing or contributing to Flood Risk Assessments.
• Understanding of SuDS and surface water management.
• Proficiency with industry-standard design software, particularly Civil 3D.

Responsibilities

• Take projects from concept through to detailed design and technical approval.
• Deliver S278/S38 highways design and detailed estate roads.
• Develop drainage design and drainage strategies.
• Prepare or contribute to Flood Risk Assessments.
• Coordinate highways and drainage infrastructure with stakeholders.
• Prepare technical drawings and design packages for approvals.
• Engage with developers, local authorities and project stakeholders.
• Support projects through relevant technical approval processes.

Skills

Development infrastructure design

Highways design

S278/S38 schemes

Drainage design

Flood Risk Assessments

SuDS

Civil 3D

Client-facing

Right to Work in UK

Education

Degree qualified

Tools

Civil 3D

Job description

Senior / Principal Highways & Infrastructure Design Engineer - Development Infrastructure

Are you a Senior or Principal Engineer with strong development infrastructure experience? Do you have the technical ability and ambition to help build a new team? A rapidly growing and lively transportation consultancy, with offices across the UK, is looking to establish a new London development infrastructure team, delivering detailed highways and drainage design packages for developer clients. They are looking for a Senior or Principal Highways & Infrastructure Design Engineer to become the first engineer in the new team, with the opportunity to help shape its growth, mentor junior engineers and ultimately build and manage a team around you. The role will involve taking projects from concept through to detailed design and technical approval, covering development-related highways, drainage and flood risk.

The Role

• S278 and S38 highways design
• Detailed estate roads and highway infrastructure design
• Drainage design and drainage strategies
• Flood Risk Assessments
• Surface water management and SuDS
• Coordination of highways and drainage infrastructure
• Preparation of technical drawings and design packages
• Liaising with developers, local authorities and other project stakeholders
• Supporting projects through the relevant technical approval processes

Requirements

• Significant experience in development-related highways and infrastructure design
• Strong experience delivering detailed highways design, particularly S278/S38 schemes
• Strong experience in drainage design and drainage strategies
• Experience preparing or contributing to Flood Risk Assessments
• Understanding of SuDS and surface water management
• Proficiency with industry-standard design software, particularly Civil 3D
• Degree qualified
• Working towards Chartership or Chartered
• Strong communication and client-facing skills
• Full Right to Work in the UK

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Work laptop
• Flexible working arrangements
• End of year bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Health care plan
• Pension
• Critical illness cover
• Death in service cover
• Cycle Hire scheme
• Travel loans

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.