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Urban Highways Design Engineer

Arcadis
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Description

Location
London

Hours
Full Time (flexibility to work part-time in other locations to suit projects)

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With over 34,000 people across more than 30 countries, we are dedicated to improving quality of life. Our Urban Highways Design team has an immediate requirement for a Design Engineer to assist in delivering Urban Highways and Development Infrastructure projects for clients including Transport for London, Birmingham City Council, Edinburgh City Council, Kent County Council, London boroughs, HS2, and various private developers, architects, and contractors.
If you are an engineering professional keen to work on Active Travel, Urban Highways, or Public Realm projects, this role offers the opportunity to enhance your experience with digital engineering tools and techniques within a diverse, collaborative environment. We provide career development opportunities to help you grow skills, capabilities, and behaviours aligned with our Client Focus delivery approach.
Key responsibilities include engineering design and design management as part of project teams, commercial, programme and quality management with opportunities for increased ownership on smaller projects, mentoring graduate engineers, technicians and apprentices, managing work through Global Excellence Centres in India, and contributing to business development through tenders, proposals, and client presentations.

Requirements

Experience
- Proven experience in urban highway and/or development infrastructure design and design management
- Experience working with local authorities and/or developers, understanding their objectives and key performance indicators
- Ability to contribute to a portfolio of projects at varying stages and with different clients
- CAD and 3D modelling skills in a BIM environment are advantageous
- Evidence of developing commercial awareness to support profitable project delivery

About you
- Career driven with aspirations towards Senior Engineer level
- Progressing towards CEng / IEng status
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Consultative thinker with the ability to plan and prioritize work independently
- Focused on delivering sustainable solutions
- Confident presenter and able to work unsupervised while fitting well into a team
- Digitally oriented to support digital transformation initiatives
- Good coaching and staff supervision skills
- Comfortable engaging with people at all levels, including clients
- Flexible to work part-time in other locations as required by projects

Qualifications
- Engineering qualifications relevant to the role
- Progression towards Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status is desirable

Expiry date: 09/09/2026
Urban Highways Design Engineer
Company:
Arcadis
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
London