Senior Infrastructure Engineer

The Vacancy Senior Engineer – Highways

Salary: £43,000 – £53,000 + 8% Employer Pension Contribution

Hours:

35-hour working week

Location:

Leeds (Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home)

Ready to take ownership of complex schemes and influence better design outcomes?

At SCP Infrastructure & Design
, an RSK Group company
, we are looking for an experienced Senior Engineer to play a key role in delivering high-quality highways and drainage solutions across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an established engineer who is ready to step up — leading technical delivery, mentoring others, and acting as a trusted point of expertise within a collaborative, forward-thinking team.

As a Senior Engineer, you’ll move beyond task delivery and into true project influence. You’ll help shape designs, guide junior engineers, and work closely with project managers and clients to deliver technically robust, sustainable solutions.

You’ll be empowered to challenge convention, drive continuous improvement, and contribute meaningfully to the success of nationally significant projects across residential, commercial, healthcare, education, and energy sectors.

• Leading the technical delivery of highways and drainage designs on medium to large projects
• Producing and checking drawings, calculations, and specifications to a high standard
• Providing day-to-day technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and technicians
• Coordinating design inputs and managing workloads to meet programme deadlines
• Reviewing outputs to ensure compliance with standards, legislation, and best practice
• Supporting client engagement and contributing to design discussions and solutions
• Keeping abreast of regulatory changes and championing quality across the team

• Strong experience in highways and drainage design (roads, foul & surface water)
• Proven background across multiple sectors (residential, commercial, industrial, etc.)
• Experience producing technical reports such as Drainage Strategies, FRAs and O&M Manuals
• Confident communicator with the ability to guide and influence others
• Strong design software and Microsoft Office capability
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach to engineering challenges
• Full UK driving licence

• Competitive salary of £43,000 – £53,000
• 35-hour working week
• 8% employer pension contribution
• Hybrid working with flexibility built in
• Exposure to varied, high-profile UK projects
• Clear progression routes within a national consultancy
• Supportive culture that values innovation, sustainability, and collaboration

RSK is an inclusive employer.

In January 2022, we joined the RSK group: a merger that mirrors each company’s commitment to an engaging and open company culture. We highly value our people’s input, building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients, and the desire to grow a strong and sustainable business. SCP will continue to serve its clients without any fundamental changes except by expanding our geographical capabilities and our team.

SCP is a specialist transportation planning, highway, and drainage infrastructure design consultancy that has been offering multi-disciplinary professional services to the private and public sectors since 1991. We have offices located strategically around the UK, including offices in Manchester, Leeds, and London. Our service grouping includes advising and supporting at the master-planning stages of development proposals, conducting detailed assessments for approvals processes and the implementation stages.

The business also has long-established expert witness relationships with planning barristers across the UK.

SCP is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated…