Highway Engineering Team Lead

Role

Highway Engineering Team Lead

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive

Location: Fareham

Hours

• 37.5 hours Monday – Friday
• 7.5-hour days (Core working hours are 10am – 4pm)
• Flexitime within this providing core hours are met.
• Hybrid working 2 days from home

Benefits

• Company bonus with potential to earn 10% of annual salary
• Pension with 5% employers contribution
• Private health care
• Flexible working practices and home working

We are thrilled to be recruiting for a Highway Engineering Team Lead to join our client in Fareham. Our client is a fast growing, award winning structural engineering and transport planning consultancy. As Highway Engineering Team Lead, you will support the management of a growing highways engineering team and oversee the delivery of fast-paced, complex schemes for a diverse client base.

Duties and Responsibilities for Senior Civil Engineer

• Lead a highways engineering team delivering S278, S38 and S184 schemes, as well as providing pre-planning advice
• Manage day-to-day team resources to ensure efficient project delivery
• Monitor and achieve monthly invoicing targets
• Prepare fee proposals and manage project budgets effectively
• Identify and secure additional fees for out-of-scope work
• Undertake and oversee highways design work
• Provide engineering input to support the transport planning team
• Contribute to board reports and regular team updates
• Drive continuous improvement in processes and team efficiency
• Ensure high-quality drawing outputs and technical standards
• Line manage, mentor and support the development of team members
• Contribute to business development activities and attend client meetings

About You / Experience required

• Proven experience in business development
• Degree or HND in Civil Engineering
• Membership of Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT), or a similar professional body
• Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng) status preferred
• Significant experience in a similar consultancy environment
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing projects
• Strong commercial awareness with excellent client-facing skills

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