Engineering Jobs

Senior Engineer

National Highways • Bedford, Bedfordshire

Salary

£50k – £50k

Posted

16 July 2026

Sponsor match

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Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

National Highways is hiring a Senior Engineer in Bedford, a engineering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £50k – £50k. 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.

About the role. Here at National Highways, we currently have an opportunity for a Senior Road Restraint Systems Engineer to join our team in the East. Within this role, you will be undertaking the identification and evaluation of asset data and needs in order to develop early solutions, in line with agreed methodologies and prioritisation criteria and the designing of highway renewals and maintenance schemes. This role will be based in our Bedford, Cambridge or Ipswich office. Please note that …

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: National Highways — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £50k – £50k
How this salary compares: about 7% above the £46,790 median across 1,314 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live engineering roles in Bedford — browse them
Posted: 16 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.