Highways Design Engineer

We are currently recruiting for a Highways Design Engineer for a Highways Contractor in Cambridge. This will be a hybrid working role and is essential to have experience using Civils 3D and AutoCAD applications.

With the role your duties/responsibilities:

Essential requirements

• Track record of delivering highways and transport design projects, as part of a team of professional engineers.


• Experience of working on active travel projects from feasibility through to detailed design & delivery on the ground (with an understanding of the principles of Local Transport Note 1/20).


• Working knowledge of Design Manual for Roads, Manual for Streets and Specification for Highway Works relating to the design and maintenance of local authority highway and transport schemes.


• Experience in using and supervising the use of design software including Autodesk packages  AutoCAD and Civils 3D.


• A relevant Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent, or Foundation Degree/HNC/HND together with sufficient post qualification experience.


• Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player with a ‘can do’ approach.


• Ability to prioritise your own workload and carry out project design work with minimum supervision.

Desirable requirements

• Site-based highways experience to provide sufficient understanding of buildability, traffic management and construction programming (desirable)


• Experience of specifying and coordinating site surveys including drainage and utility trial pits.

Job Description

• Contribute to the design and delivery for a wide range of highway improvement and traffic engineering schemes located in both urban and rural settings.


• Work closely with project managers, our commercial and construction teams to plan and implement these schemes from ‘start to finish’ within budget and to programme, and in compliance with quality, safety and environmental objectives.


• Engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all stages of scheme development.


• Ensure that relevant standards are applied in accordance with national & local criteria and sound engineering practice, to deliver appropriate solutions which offer best value.

If you are interested please click apply now.