The Opportunity

We are delighted to be working with a highly regarded, specialist engineering consultancy to source a talented Highway Engineer to join their growing team based in Hertfordshire. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a role where you will be given real responsibility from day one, working on technically interesting and varied schemes across multiple infrastructure sectors.
Our client has an excellent reputation for delivering complex and innovative design solutions across the UK and internationally. They invest heavily in their people, offering genuine career progression, a supportive team culture, and a flexible hybrid working model.

The Role

Joining an established and expanding highways team, you will take ownership of scheme delivery from concept through to detailed design and construction support. You will have exposure to a diverse project portfolio spanning rail, power & energy, and traditional highway infrastructure - giving you breadth of experience that is rare in a single role.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Producing highway engineering designs from feasibility through to detailed design stage
• Alignment design and Civil 3D modelling
• Highway drainage design and associated calculations
• Traffic signs, road markings, pavement, fencing, and VRS design
• Preparation of Specifications for Highway Works
• Supporting construction teams and site activities as required

What They're Looking For

Essential

• Minimum of two years' post-graduate experience in civil engineering design within the highways sector
• Proficiency in Civil 3D and highway alignment design
• Practical experience in highway drainage design
• MEng or BEng in Civil Engineering or a related discipline

Desirable

• Exposure to a broad range of highway project types
• Experience with specialist highway design software (e.g. Infodrainagefor drainage design)
• Familiarity with traffic signs & road markings, pavement, fencing, and VRS design
• Experience preparing Specifications for Highway Works

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

Our client is not your typical consultancy. They have a clear focus on technical excellence and employee development, and that commitment shows in their low staff turnover and loyal team culture. Here's why our candidates who have joined them have stayed:

• Real career progression - a clear pathway to take on increased responsibility and develop towards Chartership
• Sector variety - exposure to highways works within rail, power & energy, and traditional highway environments
• Hybrid working - a genuine flexible model splitting time between office and home
• Social culture - active social groups, team events, and a genuine work/life balance ethos
• Competitive package - salary, benefits, and development budget commensurate with experience

If interested in this position, but would like to find out more before formally applying, please contact Taylor Smith at Calibre Search Manchester.

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