Job Description:

Senior Highway Engineer (Tier 1 Contractor)

• Location: Nantwich
• Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 per annum
• Full Benefits package: 25 days holiday + bank hols, generous pension scheme, reward schemes and genuine chances to progress!

Step away from the drafting board and take the lead.
Are you a skilled Civil Engineer looking to step up into a high-level overview and leadership role without getting bogged down in day-to-day cad design work?

Working alongside a leading Tier 1 highway construction client, you won't be sitting at a desk producing drawings all day. Instead, you’ll leverage your strong foundational design knowledge to lead, oversee, and drive a diverse portfolio of highway and civil engineering schemes across Cheshire East.

What You’ll Be Doing
As a Senior Highway Engineer within the Design Services Team, you will act as the crucial link between design vision and delivery:

• Strategic Leadership: Lead problem-solving for complex engineering challenges, ensuring effective, compliant, and high-quality solutions across schemes valued up to £5M (including major junction upgrades, cycle improvements, and public realm projects).
• Project & Quality Oversight: Oversee project programming, planning, performance, and budgets to deliver schemes to the highest technical standards.
• Team Guidance & Deputising: Mentor junior engineers, provide technical advice, and step in as deputy to the Team Leader when needed.
• Key Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a trusted technical advisor to internal teams, external partners, local councillors, and the public.

What We’re Looking For in a Senior Highway Engineer
You don't need to be drafting in AutoCAD daily, but a solid background in highway design principles and legislation is essential so you can confidently review, critique, and guide the work of others:

• Qualifications: HNC, HND, or Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Professional Standards: Professional membership in a relevant civil engineering body.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong grounding in highway design, highway law/procedures, and Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs).
• Industry Tools: Practical familiarity with AutoCAD and MS Office (to effectively review and oversee project files).
• Management Skills: Proven track record in managing project costs, programmes, and delivery.
• Licence: Full UK driving licence.

Why Apply?
If you are ready to transition your technical expertise into a high-visibility lead role where you shape regional infrastructure—without spending your day stuck doing CAD detailing—this is the opportunity for you.

Keep an eye open for my call, sms or emails upon applying.

Dom @ Utilise Recruitment .co .uk