Highways Engineer

Amentum; Whitehaven; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm located in Whitehaven, UK, is seeking a Highways Engineer. The role involves managing civil designers, creating highway designs, and leading project meetings. Ideal candidates will hold a Civil Engineering degree and possess experience in highways design, as well as proficiency in Civil 3D and AutoCAD. The company offers a supportive culture and various employee benefits including flexibility in working patterns, and a strong commitment to creating a safe and secure environment.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer or local equivalent preferred.
• Familiar with CDM (2015) Regulations.
• Experience managing design resources and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activities of civil designers.
• Develop civil design for highways and finishing.
• Lead the development of 3D models and 2D drawings.

Skills

Civil Engineering degree

Experience in highways design

Knowledge of Civil 3D and AutoCAD

Experience in multi-disciplinary teams

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

Civil 3D

2D AutoCAD

Job description

At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all.

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family‑friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.

Work‑life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part‑time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the opportunity

Amentum is the Design and Engineering partner for Sellafield under the PPP (Programme and Project Partners). This is a 20‑year arrangement to deliver ~£7bn of major projects. We are looking to recruit high‑value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is delivering major projects, site‑wide improvements and provision of supporting services.

The Project

The Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant (SRP), being delivered by the Programme and Project Partners (PPP), will safely receive all special nuclear material packages from existing storage locations across the Sellafield site before retreating them into new 100‑year packages for safe storage. The SRP facility will enable all special nuclear material to remain safe and secure in its store into the next century and beyond and therefore plays a key role in delivering Sellafield’s purpose to create a clean and safe environment for future generations.

The Role

We are now recruiting for a Highways Engineer to support the team in Cumbria. As a Highways Engineer, your duties could include:

• Being responsible for day‑to‑day management of civil designers and supporting the Civil Lead in planning and delivery of work. Includes reporting on progress in terms of time and costs.
• Undertaking the civil design of all highways and external finishing.
• Leading the civil designers to develop the 3D model and produce 2D AutoCAD GA and detail drawings.
• Writing specifications for Highways, earthworks and external finishing as the design progresses through Preliminary and Detailed Design.
• Attending and inputting to Design Review meetings as required.
• Fulfilling the Designer role under the CDM (2015) Regulations.

As a Highways Engineer, you will already have:

• A Civil Engineering degree and ideally be a Chartered Engineer or local equivalent.
• In‑depth experience in all aspects of highways and external finishing design including concrete hardstanding.
• Experience in using civil design software – ideally Civil 3D and 2D AutoCAD. Familiar with BIM.
• Ideally some nuclear experience but if not, in a similar industrial field.
• Experience managing design resources, planning and managing delivery, chairing meetings, managing stakeholders or a desire to expand into this area.
• Comfortable working in multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Experience in design for UK highways / external works schemes. Ideally familiar with relevant UK codes / Eurocodes where applicable, UK regulations e.g. CDM (2015), and DMRB and MCHW.

Our Culture

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work.

When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful.

We partner with VERCIDA, for greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.