The Role
Designs highways and infrastructure schemes through detailed design, feasibility studies, reports, costings, and bills of quantities. Ensures compliance with specifications, programs, health and safety regulations, CDM requirements, and environmental considerations. Manages clients, stakeholders, subcontractors, and third parties; coordinates multidisciplinary design activities; supports junior staff; and contributes to project management and budgeting. Requires consultancy experience with Section 278/38 processes, road design standards, negotiation, health and safety legislation, and Civil 3D.
Summary Generated by Built In
SLR have a fantastic new opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer with demonstrable consultancy experience of S278 in a general infrastructure background to join our collaborative and growing Transport Engineering team.
The role
Your key duties will involve the preparation of detailed design, feasibility studies and scheme reports on a variety of projects. Alongside this, you will also have the opportunity to take responsibility for project management, budgeting, producing bill of quantities, and costings.
The role
Your key duties will involve the preparation of detailed design, feasibility studies and scheme reports on a variety of projects. Alongside this, you will also have the opportunity to take responsibility for project management, budgeting, producing bill of quantities, and costings.
- Provide assurance that scheme designs comply with specification and agreed programme
- Work to ensure designs comply with health and safety regulations and CDM requirements
- Alongside colleagues, ensure designs are assessed for environmental impacts
- Manage relationships with clients, stakeholders and third parties
- Coordinate with other team members associated with the design
- Support junior team members working on projects
About us
SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.
Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life.
About you
We are looking for an Engineer with consulting experience around the design and management of the Section 278/38 process, as well as:
- Sound knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges and Manual for Streets
- Ability to engage and conduct effective negotiations with client, stakeholders, subcontractors and third parties
- Detailed understanding of Health & Safety legislation
- Competent in use of Civils 3D
Culture & Inclusion at SLR
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.
We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.
Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.
SLR Commitment – All applicants with a disability who meet the essential
requirements for the job will be guaranteed an interview in line with our Disability
Confident Committed status
requirements for the job will be guaranteed an interview in line with our Disability
Confident Committed status
Skills Required
- Consultancy experience in the design and management of the Section 278/38 process
- Sound knowledge of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
- Sound knowledge of the Manual for Streets
- Ability to conduct effective negotiations with clients, stakeholders, subcontractors, and third parties
- Detailed understanding of health and safety legislation
- Competence using Civil 3D
SLR Consulting Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SLR Consulting and has not been reviewed or approved by SLR Consulting.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, and orthodontia with HSA/FSA options. Company‑paid life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, and an Employee Assistance Program further strengthen the core package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) (or regional equivalent) with company matching is a standard component and is repeatedly listed across roles. This provides structured retirement support alongside core benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO accrual paired with a set of paid holidays is a recurring element, with some regions also offering buy/sell leave and enhanced family leave. These provisions signal meaningful time‑off flexibility in several markets.
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The Company
What We Do
SLR Consulting is a leading global environmental and sustainability advisory business dedicated to 'Making Sustainability Happen.' The company provides bespoke strategic and technical expertise to address complex environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges. It partners with clients across diverse sectors, including energy, infrastructure, and industrial technology, delivering tailored solutions across the full project lifecycle from strategy and design to compliance and remediation.
