Aldwych Consulting Ltd
Senior Highway Design Engineer
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Senior Highway Engineer
Location: London
Salary: £46,000 - £57,000 + Excellent Benefits + Performance Bonus
Consultant / Senior Highway Engineer - London
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious engineer to join a business known for delivering high-quality public realm, active travel, highways, and streetscape schemes, while offering genuine opportunities for career progression, technical development, and involvement in high-profile projects across London and beyond.
The Opportunity
This role is ideal for a Highway Engineer with at least 3 years' industry experience, looking to play a key role in a growing highways team delivering a wide range of urban realm, active travel, traffic and transport infrastructure schemes.
You'll be involved in projects from initial feasibility and concept development through to detailed design and implementation, working on challenging and often high-profile schemes for both public and private sector clients.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading and supporting the development of highway and streetscape designs in urban environments
- Delivering schemes across active travel, public realm, traffic, and transportation projects
- Producing detailed design packages using AutoCAD
- Working on projects from feasibility stage through to implementation
- Applying relevant design standards and guidance including DMRB, TfL streetscape guidance, LTN 1/20, LCDS and TSRGD
- Managing and coordinating Statutory Undertaker plant diversion processes, from initial searches through to quotations and implementation
- Preparing technical reports and documentation for clients and stakeholders
- Collaborating closely with internal teams, clients, contractors, sub-consultants and stakeholders
- Supporting project delivery in complex and fast-paced London environments
- Contributing to project planning, coordination and the overall successful delivery of schemes
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Requirements
To be considered for this role, you should have:
- A relevant degree in Civil Engineering (or similar), postgraduate qualification, or equivalent professional experience
- At least 3 years of industry experience within highways / transport infrastructure design
- Experience developing highway designs in line with:
- DMRB
- TfL streetscape guidance
- LTN 1/20
- Strong AutoCAD skills with the ability to produce high-quality drawings and design packages
- Experience managing Statutory Undertaker diversion processes from searches through to implementation
- A solid understanding of CDM 2015 requirements for Designers / Principal Designers
- Strong communication skills and confidence working with clients, colleagues, contractors, sub-consultants and stakeholders
- A proactive mindset with the ability to use initiative
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced project environment, particularly on challenging urban schemes
Desirable Experience
The following would be advantageous, but are not essential:
- Experience mentoring or supporting junior team members
- Ability to take a lead role in project delivery
- Working knowledge of Civil 3D
- Experience collaborating with other disciplines, such as urban design
- Knowledge of SuDS and raingarden design
- Working towards Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status or above with a relevant professional body
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Why Apply?
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a consultancy that places a real emphasis on:
- Supportive growth and mentoring
- Continuous professional development
- High-quality, meaningful project work
- Collaboration and innovation
- Long-term career progression
You'll be joining a team that works on varied, complex and often high-profile schemes, giving you the chance to broaden your experience and play a visible role in shaping projects that have a direct impact on the public realm and urban environment.
Benefits
A strong package is on offer, including:
- Salary of £46,000 - £57,000 (depending on experience)
- Private Healthcare
- Workplace Pension
- Training & Development
- Sponsorship of Professional Memberships
- Performance-Related Bonus
If you are looking to grow in your career, get in touch with Michael from Aldwych Consulting;
07787 736 270
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.
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