Highway Engineer

We are looking for a well-rounded Highway Engineer with experience delivering highways and civil engineering design projects. This role suits someone ready to progress toward Chartered or Incorporated status and contribute to the growth of our highways portfolio.

You will deliver high-quality design outputs across small to medium projects and defined work packages on larger schemes, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and building strong client relationships.

BakerHicks will support your development through structured CPD, meaningful project exposure, and a strong wellbeing and safety culture.

What You’ll Do

• Design and deliver highways and civil engineering works in line with current standards and regulations
• Manage design packages, ensuring time, cost, and quality objectives are met
• Produce drawings, specifications, and technical reports
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, buildable solutions
• Support and mentor early-career engineers

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
• Working toward Chartered or Incorporated status (ICE or equivalent)
• Experience delivering highways and civil engineering designs
• Proficiency in Civil 3D and AutoCAD
• Drainage and SuDS design experience (InfoWorks / MicroDrainage)
• Knowledge of key UK highways and active travel standards
• Strong communication and report-writing skills
• Eligible for UK security clearance and full UK driving licence

BakerHicks has been delivering excellence in engineering, design, and project delivery since 1957. With 14 offices across the UK and Europe, we offer you the chance to work on meaningful projects that enhance communities and contribute to sustainable growth.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by various factors. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance for this role as required by our clients and sectors. 

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

About BakerHicks 

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks. 

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.  

Benefits 

Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.  

What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to: 

• Company car or cash allowance 
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan 
• Life assurance scheme 
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave 
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc) 
• Flexible/hybrid working 
• Family friendly policies 
• Employee assistance 
• Professional development 

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.  BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.   

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