Senior Highways Design Engineer

Role Purpose

 

Join our Engineering team working on the M25 DBFO, one of Europe’s busiest and most critical road networks. In this role, you’ll design highway renewals and support contract changes by reviewing new standards. Collaborating within a small, multidisciplinary team, you’ll play a key part in ensuring seamless coordination across internal and external stakeholders, including National Highways and Connect Plus. Strong communication and teamwork are essential as you help shape the future of this vital infrastructure project. Potential leadership of 1-2 team members may also be part of your responsibilities.

 

Accountabilities

 

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, review, and refine design packages, including drawings and work specifications for renewal schemes (e.g., drainage, signage, fencing, VRS), ensuring alignment with asset management and client requirements.
• Support the review of new standards, assessing impacts, and aiding the Change in Standards process.
• Prepare documentation to fulfill the duties of CDM 2015 Principal Designer.
• Apply and manage quality processes to ensure adherence to standards and M25 DBFO Contract compliance.
• Collaborate with technical specialists and commercial leads to meet programme goals and key milestones, fostering strong relationships across teams.
• Provide progress updates, manage programmes, and report on assigned work.
• Schedule and chair performance, technical, and commercial review meetings.
• Supply commercial team with information for cost estimates.
• Drive continuous improvement in the Change in Standards process.
• Liaise with National Highways to review and implement new standards.

Working arrangements:

• Travel to network offices and depots as required.
• Full driving license preferred but not essential.
• Remote working opportunities available.

 

Personal Qualities and Experience

 

Qualifications/Skills:

• Strong knowledge of highway design standards, including DMRB, MCHW, and other relevant guidelines.
• Experience delivering highway designs.
• Understanding of risk management principles.
• Minimum BEng/MEng (or equivalent) in civil engineering or a construction-related discipline.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive problem solver.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Effective team player with the ability to build trust.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time independently.

Experience:

• Intermediate-level experience in highway design, delivery, or asset management, or similar transferable experience.
• Proven ability to coordinate with internal/external technical and commercial teams.
• Experience managing projects through the full lifecycle.

 

Behavioural Competencies

 

Customer Focus: Dedicated to meeting the expectations of internal and external customers. Actively gathers customer feedback to improve services and solutions. Manages customer experiences to build and maintain positive relationships.

Focus on Excellence: Consistently goes the extra mile to exceed expectations. Continuously seeks opportunities to add value and enhance performance.

Teamwork & Collaboration: Sets aside personal agendas to benefit customers, suppliers, and stakeholders. Proactively shares knowledge, ideas, and expertise to foster collaboration.

Respect: Recognises and values customers and colleagues by encouraging engagement and participation.

Trust: Open and honest with customers and colleagues, reliable and transparent (no surprises), always approaching tasks with a “can-do” attitude.

 

About Us:

 

CPS represents an exciting collaboration between industry giants Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis! Together, we spearhead the operation and maintenance of none other than the M25—the bustling heartbeat of European motorways. Imagine the thrill of orchestrating over £100 million of annual investment into this vital highway infrastructure, meticulously planning and executing projects amidst the constant flow of traffic. Whether you’re already immersed in the world of Highways or eager to embark on this exhilarating journey, the M25 promises an unparalleled experience, brimming with challenges and opportunities that simply cannot be matched elsewhere!

We foster diversity and inclusivity in our workplace, actively welcoming applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds. Regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, all are encouraged to apply. Our goal is to cultivate a supportive and respectful environment where every employee can excel. If you need accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform us.

 

Location:

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we therefore expect a minimum of 60% of your time to be spent at a CPS offices.

 

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk