Civil Highways Technician
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, CAD/ AutoCAD/ Mechanical Design, Road Construction
Highways Technician
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £33,000 - £40,000 (DOE) + Benefits
Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Are you a Highways Technician with experience in infrastructure design looking for a role where you can work across the full project lifecycle, rather than being limited to one area?
An established and growing transport & infrastructure consultancy is looking to appoint a Highways Technician into its Birmingham office
. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative team delivering a wide range of development and infrastructure projects across the UK.
You’ll be part of a well-rounded consultancy offering services across:
- Highways design
- Transport planning
- Drainage
- Environmental services
This integrated approach means you’ll contribute to projects from early-stage design through to detailed delivery
, working closely with engineers and planners across multiple disciplines.
Projects are varied and include:
- Residential developments
- Commercial and mixed-use schemes
- Education facilities
- Logistics and industrial sites
- Regeneration and public sector projects
This is an ideal opportunity for a technician looking for variety, stability, and long-term development within a supportive team.
The RoleAs a Highways Technician
, you’ll support the technical delivery of highway and infrastructure design packages across a range of projects.
Responsibilities will include:
- Producing 2D and 3D drawings for highways and infrastructure schemes
- Assisting with the design of roads, junctions, roundabouts and pavements
- Supporting the preparation of technical drawings and design packages
- Working with engineers to develop coordinated and buildable designs
- Using AutoCAD and/or Civil 3D to produce high-quality outputs
- Updating drawings throughout project stages
- Collaborating with transport planners, drainage engineers and wider project teams
- Experience as a Highways Technician / CAD Technician within infrastructure design
- Background in:
- Roads
- Junctions / roundabouts
- Pavement design (desirable)
- Strong AutoCAD skills
- Experience with Civil 3D (beneficial)
- Experience working within a consultancy environment
- Good attention to detail and ability to produce accurate technical drawings
- Strong communication skills and a team-focused approach
- Exposure to the full project lifecycle across multiple disciplines
- Varied and interesting workload across different sectors
- Collaborative, close-knit team environment
- Strong pipeline of work and long-term stability
- Opportunity to develop your technical skills and progress your career
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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