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Costain Group PLC

Senior Engineer – Highways, Transportation

Costain Group PLC

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Senior Engineer (Highways & Transportation) to join a growing team of 130+ Civil & Structural Engineers and Designers. Our department covers a range of projects from Concept Studies through to Detailed Design, including road safety engineering, providing a variety of interesting work and clients.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Providing civil and structural (highways) advice, analysis, calculations, reports, and specifications.
  • Leading small projects and sub-tasks from a technical perspective.
  • Effectively communicating designs to BIM teams, other disciplines, construction personnel, and stakeholders.
  • Emphasis on supporting and guiding junior team members, as well as challenging and delivering value engineering solutions.
  • Confidence and authority in client interactions are essential.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Degree in Civil Engineering, or similar
  • Minimum IEng Civil, or substantial experience to compensate.
  • Membership of Professional Industry Body
  • Full driving licence
  • Actively working towards Chartership with ICE, CIHT or similar
  • Further industry recognised training and qualifications
  • Project Management experience
  • CDM qualifications
  • Security Clearance, or capability
  • National Highways Passport
  • CSCS card

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets.
  • We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency.
  • Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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Hard Skills & Tools
civil engineeringstructural analysiscalculationsvalue engineeringproject managementBIMdesign communicationCDM qualificationssecurity clearanceNational Highways Passport
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationmentoringclient interactionteam collaborationproblem-solvingguidanceauthoritystakeholder engagementvalue delivery
Certifications
IEng CivilChartership with ICEChartership with CIHTCSCS cardmembership of Professional Industry Bodyfurther industry recognised training