Senior Engineer Highways Advanced

Job Reference: HCC622910
Salary Range: £48,948 - £54,423 per annum
Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29 December 2025
Interview Date: w/c 12 January 2026

We're looking for a Senior Highway Development Agreements Engineer to support a busy team ensuring highway development throughout Hampshire is safe and built to suitable standards.

Hampshire Engineering Services are an in-house consultancy offering a range of engineering services to Hampshire County Council. We are based within the Universal Services Department, as our core business relates to highways and transport, however the skills we offer cover many aspects of civil engineering design and construction. The team provide design, project management and financial/contract management services from the early stages of a project through to supervision of the actual construction. The team also checks designs submitted from private developers, provide professional advice on a range of engineering activities and oversee the specification of design standards and construction materials used on the highways in Hampshire. Hampshire Engineering Services also manage all highway bridges and retaining structures in Hampshire as part of the County Council's asset management responsibilities as highway authority, working closely with our Term Highways Contractor.

We're looking to build a diverse complementary team and would encourage those with a civil, technical, project management or planning background to apply. Above all we're seeking to recruit people who share our commitment to and passion for our values and able to demonstrate how they have put these values into practice in their work - could this be you?

As part of the Highway Development Agreements (HDA) team you will ensure that highway schemes proposed by private developers (associated with retail/industrial parks and residential developments) meet Hampshire County Council standards. You will be involved in a vast range of engineering aspects including highways, structures and drainage, playing a key role in management of a team and ensuring the integrity of the works to be adopted. You will also play a key role in helping to improve the Highway Development Agreements service.

You will lead a team of Engineers and Technicians, reviewing the design and construction of a wide range of developer-led projects, influencing the design, layout and materials used in residential, retail/industrial and other highway developments throughout Hampshire.

Working to the Group Engineer you will be responsible for checking Developer's designs for highway schemes as part of the S278 & S38 processes. Key to your role will be initial processing and review of S278/S38 Design Audit requests, process improvement, fee monitoring and management. You will undertake site inspections and liaise with the Developers and their Consultants/Contractors playing a key role in ensuring the integrity of the works to be adopted.

You will be a conscientious, enthusiastic and highly motivated person who is reliable, keen to learn and a hard-working individual. You will have the ability to manage and prioritise your workload to meet deadlines and will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with good IT skills. You should have a thorough understanding of relevant design standards. The ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the role is also essential.

We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace, where talent is truly recognised and developed. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of and where you are empowered to be your best and believe in creating a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.

If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch

To find out more about what we can offer you in return, please see our benefits package.

Senior Engineer Highways Advanced Candidate Pack

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