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Senior Engineer-Improvements

National Highways • Darlington, County Durham

Salary

£45k – £45k

Posted

7 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

National Highways is hiring a Senior Engineer-Improvements in Darlington, a full-time engineering role. The advertised salary is £45k – £45k. National Highways holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Description About the job We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Engineer to join the Improvements Team in our Darlington office. This role will involve developing road safety, improvement, pedestrian and cyclist schemes from identification to detailed design for our Designated Funds programme. The role will also involve undertaking Road Safety Audits on a wide variety of scheme types and scales. Undertaking evaluation of asset data and identify network needs in order to develop…

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Employer: National Highways — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £45k – £45k
How this salary compares: about 6% below the £47,450 median across 1,195 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Darlington, County Durham · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live engineering roles in Darlington — browse them
Posted: 7 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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