Senior Engineer - Highway Structures

Senior Engineer - Structures (Highways)

Location : London / Birmingham / Manchester
Rate : £50-60 per hour Inside IR35
Hours : Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, flexible hybrid working

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join a Structures Team delivering major highways projects across the UK. This role involves managing the delivery of technical outputs for multiple projects, ensuring design quality, compliance with standards, and overall technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and deliver technical outputs for projects, including scheme investigation, detailed design, and construction supervision.
Act as Lead Designer, reviewing and authorising design deliverables (drawings, specifications, reports, and contract documents).
Conduct inspections, assessments, and feasibility studies of highway and bridge structures.
Mentor and develop junior engineers, technicians, and graduates.
Contribute to technical excellence, innovation, and value engineering across the team.
Ensure compliance with company management systems, Health & Safety, and risk management processes.
Maintain strong relationships within project teams and stakeholders.

Essential Requirements

Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or equivalent.
Approaching or Chartered Engineer status (MICE, MIStructE, or equivalent).
Broad experience in inspection, assessment, design, and construction of highway and bridge structures to UK standards.
Experience designing structures to Eurocodes.
Valid UK driving licence.
Ability to work independently and carry out technical compliance checks.

Desirable

Experience on design and build contracts.
Knowledge of project management processes and performance appraisal of staff.
Why Join
Opportunity to work on high-profile UK infrastructure projects.
Supportive and collaborative work culture.
Strong focus on career progression, mentoring, and professional development.
Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and employee wellbeing.

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location, or seniority does not suit you specifically, then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, and our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call James Gillespie at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
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