Associate Highway Engineer

Manchester Hybrid Working£60,000 - £70,000 DOEJoin an established, employee-owned engineering consultancy of more than 800 professionals, operating across the UK and internationally, with a strong track record delivering complex transport and infrastructure projects.This is an opportunity to step into a senior technical role within a growing Manchester team, where you'll help shape highways and transport solutions that make a real difference to communities, from local authority improvements to large-scale national infrastructure schemes and developments.The Role

As an Associate Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of highways and transport infrastructure projects. You'll be trusted to lead commissions from early feasibility through detailed design and construction support, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and acting as a key point of contact for clients.Alongside project delivery, you'll play an important role in mentoring engineers, supporting team development, and contributing to the continued growth of the regional business.

• Leading the design and successful delivery of highways and transport infrastructure projects
• Managing feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed designs, and technical reporting
• Providing project management input, including programme, budget, and resource control
• Acting as a primary client interface, building strong and lasting relationships
• Ensuring designs comply with DMRB, Manual for Streets and relevant local authority standards
• Supporting bid preparation, proposals, and client presentations
• Mentoring and developing junior engineers and technicians
• Working collaboratively with drainage, structures, planning, and environmental specialists

What's on offer?

• A competitive salary in the £60,000 - £70,000 range
• Hybrid & flexible working, across a 37.5 hour week
• 25 days annual leave, with the ability to buy, sell, or carry over days.
• Your new company use the profits generated to reinvest back into the business, and into environmental causes
• A family-frienfly approach to flexiblity, and office culture

What We're Looking For

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering (or a related discipline)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Strong experience delivering highways and/or transport infrastructure projects
• Proven capability leading project teams and managing technical outputs
• Experience contributing to bids

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