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The Opportunity
This is an exciting time to join our expanding team, with growing opportunities across transport, active travel infrastructure, and roads design projects as we support the region’s ambitions for sustainable mobility and inclusive connectivity.
We are looking for a Roads/Highway Engineer to join our Transport team in Scotland. Preferably based in Glasgow, the successful candidate will work within the Transport team delivering a range of projects including major Transport Scotland, National Highways and Department for Infrastructure (NI) schemes as well as urban and rural road improvements incorporating Local Authority, public realm, public transport and active travel schemes.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of transport infrastructure across the region through the application of their core technical skills, including alignment design, pavement design, surface water drainage design, roadworks ancillaries and utilities co-ordination, preparation of contract drawings and documents, and building intelligent BIM models to ensure seamless inter-disciplinary design coordination. Our team in Scotland also lead delivery of these transport infrastructure projects, which provides a range of opportunities for you to take on client facing roles for those with established skills or allowing the development your project management and commercial skills, facilitating long-term opportunities for career development.
Is this role right for you?
If you’re passionate about delivering high‑quality highways and infrastructure projects, we’d love to hear from you.
You’ll bring experience in using industry‑standard software (such as Civils 3D, AutoCAD, AutoTrack, PDS Line, MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage) and supporting the design and delivery of projects of varying scale. You’ll be confident communicating technical concepts, producing clear reports, presenting ideas, and working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
We’re keen to speak with individuals who hold an HND, degree or master’s in a relevant field, are professionally qualified or working toward qualification, and have genuine enthusiasm for a career in transport—particularly the full lifecycle of highway projects and the wider sector.
As a Highway Engineer or Senior Highway Engineer at Arup, you will have the opportunity to:
1. Lead the design and project management of diverse transportation projects,
2. Develop and review drawings, reports, calculations, cost estimates and specifications, ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
3. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients and project stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
4. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and external consultants to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
5. Prepare bid documents for high-profile projects, working within tight deadlines.
You’ll support the delivery of highways and infrastructure projects across their full lifecycle—contributing to design, coordination, feasibility studies, statutory processes and NEC documentation. Experience with NEC Project Management or Design & Build schemes is a bonus.
You’ll bring an HND, degree or master’s in a relevant field, plus experience using industry‑standard software. Strong communication skills, the ability to explain technical issues clearly, and confidence working in multidisciplinary teams are essential. We welcome applicants who are professionally qualified or working towards qualification and who are genuinely enthusiastic about transport and highways projects.
What we offer you
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.
Different People, Shared Values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
Our Application Process
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Closing Date : 20.03.2026
We may close the role earlier than the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications, so please ensure you apply early. All applications will be considered, and we will make every effort to respond within 72 hours of receipt.