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Contract type:

Permanent

Location:

Glasgow, UK

Work mode:

Hybrid

Published on:

12 October 2026

What they need


Senior Engineer (Highways)

Bristol / York / Derby / Glasgow

Permanent 

Office/Home Hybrid Working  

 

Do you want to be a part of a growing Highways Design team? Can you collaborate on projects? Are you experienced in geometrical design? Then, read on. This could be the next adventure in your career.

 

  Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow  

To further expand our Highways team, we are looking for a Senior Engineer to join us in Bristol. Working closely with your peers , you'll have the opportunity to collaborate on a variety of Highway schemes and Access roads design.

 Your key responsibilities will be:  

  • Overseeing and participating in the production and delivery of the geometrical design
  • Checking of design and drawings prepared by other engineers
  • Undertaking traffic signs and road markings design
  • Carrying out RRRAP assessments
  • Defining Road Safety Audit briefs and responses
  • Technical leadership and guidance to junior Engineers

 

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.  

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve. 

 

On top of that, you’ll have:  

  • A degree in Civil Engineering
  • Achieved Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or be working towards it
  • A range of experience working in a design environment on Highways projects in the UK
  • Demonstrable skills in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridge (DMRB)
  • Experience in Civil3D and Autodesk products
  • A sound understanding of CDM Regulations
  • Preferable experience in ProjectWise

A place to work and so much more.  

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.   

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home. 

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play. 

What we also offer:

 

To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

 

Some of our benefits include:

 

  • 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
  • Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
  • Private health care, for you and a contribution from you for your immediate dependents
  • Flexible and hybrid working conditions
  • Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
  • Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
  • Life assurance
  • Maternity Leave: 1-20 weeks full pay, 21-26 weeks half pay, 27-39 Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
  • Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)

 Optional benefits include: 

  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Electric vehicle lease
  • Corporate gym membership
  • Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)

Got more questions?  

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Specialist Abhinav Khanna at [email protected]

Experienced in Drainage but not as a Senior Engineer? We are happy to hear from engineers at all levels of experience as our Highways and Drainage discipline continues to expand. Please contact Abhinav if you'd like a chat about what a career and life at COWI could look like.

 

Get to know us even better at our website,

www.cowi.com

, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

 

 

Equal opportunity employer

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COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

 

 

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