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As our UK Place & Movement team continues to grow, we're looking for a Senior Highways Engineer (Urban Realm) to help deliver innovative, people-focused transport and public realm projects across the UK.\nThis is an opportunity to join a collaborative multidisciplinary team working on a diverse range of urban realm, active travel, highway improvement and sustainable transport schemes for public and private sector clients. You'll lead project delivery, mentor developing engineers and play an important role in growing our Urban Realm capability.\nThe Role\nYou'll lead the design and delivery of urban realm and highway projects from concept through to construction, working closely with clients, stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to create high-quality, sustainable and accessible places.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead the design and delivery of urban realm, highways and traffic engineering projects.\nDevelop designs from feasibility and concept stage through to detailed design and construction support.\nAct as a technical lead and design checker.\nCoordinate multidisciplinary teams including structures, drainage, lighting and landscape specialists.\nManage project budgets, programmes and resources.\nBuild and maintain strong client relationships.\nMentor and support junior engineers and technicians.\nContribute to proposals, bids and business development activities.\nUndertake site visits, surveys and construction support where required.\nEnsure compliance with relevant standards, specifications and quality procedures.\nWhat You'll Bring\nWe're seeking an experienced highways professional with a passion for creating high-quality urban environments and transport infrastructure.\nEssential Skills & Experience\nDegree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.\nTypically 5+ years' experience in highways, urban realm or traffic engineering design.\nExperience delivering projects in one or more of the following areas:Public realm schemes\nActive travel infrastructure\nBus priority and public transport improvements\nJunction design\nSection 278 works\nRoad safety schemes\n20mph zones and traffic calming measures\nParking and streetscape projects\nUtility coordination and diversions\nHighway drainage design\n\nStrong knowledge of UK highway design standards and guidance.\nExperience leading multidisciplinary design teams.\nAbility to review and check technical designs and drawings.\nUnderstanding of highway construction methods, materials and specifications.\nProficiency in AutoCAD and associated design software.\nStrong communication, stakeholder management and report-writing skills.\nDesirable\nIncorporated or Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards professional registration.\nExperience delivering projects for Local Authorities, Transport for London or National Highways.\nExperience using Civil 3D and/or OpenRoads.\nExperience supporting tenders, bids and work-winning activities.\nWhy Join GHD?\nAt GHD, you'll be part of a global organisation that values innovation, collaboration and professional growth. We invest in our people and provide opportunities to work on projects that make a lasting impact on communities.\nWe offer:\nHybrid and flexible working arrangements.\nCompetitive salary and benefits package.\nProfessional development and chartership support.\nAccess to industry-leading learning and development programmes.\nOpportunities to work on major UK and international projects.\nA collaborative and inclusive culture where your contribution is valued.\nAbout GHD\nGHD is a leading professional services company delivering engineering, environmental, design and construction solutions worldwide. With more than 10,000 professionals across five continents, we're united by a shared commitment to creating lasting community benefit and making water, energy and communities sustainable for future generations.\nInterested?\nApply today and help create safer, more sustainable and more liveable places across the UK.\nGHD is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4272,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule","Hybrid work","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Professional Services","Construction"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T17:01:51Z"},{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-27T00:12:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":25,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.568,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":43,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ghd-senior-highways-engineer-urban-realm","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ghd-senior-highways-engineer-urban-realm.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-14T04:43:33Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":7721,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1821071},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1821071"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fghd-senior-highways-engineer-urban-realm"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fghd-senior-highways-engineer-urban-realm"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fghd-senior-highways-engineer-urban-realm"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ghd-senior-highways-engineer-urban-realm\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fghd-senior-highways-engineer-urban-realm"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1472593}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"ghd.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1472593},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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