Principal / Associate Engineer

Principal Engineer - Transport Infrastructure

Location: Flexible / Any UK Office
Team: Transport Infrastructure

About Us

We are a leading multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering innovative infrastructure solutions across the UK and internationally.

Our expertise spans a broad range of sectors, including:

• Aviation
• Buildings
• Highways & Transportation
• Land Development
• Rail
• Water & Environment

Our culture is built around technical excellence, innovation and collaboration. We are passionate about delivering sustainable solutions that improve connectivity, support economic growth and enhance communities.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to join our successful Transport Infrastructure team.

This senior role will play a key part in shaping and delivering innovative, sustainable and future-ready transport solutions across the UK. You will contribute to all stages of project delivery, from feasibility and concept development through to detailed design and construction support.

Working collaboratively across the business, you will support the successful delivery of projects, contribute to business growth and help drive the development of the wider Transport Infrastructure team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of transportation and highway infrastructure projects.
• Contribute to business development activities and support growth opportunities.
• Undertake complex technical, professional and commercial project activities.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams.
• Manage medium-sized projects or multiple smaller projects with complex requirements.
• Manage project scope, programme and commercial performance.
• Act as a technical lead within your area of expertise.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers and technical staff.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

• BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status (CEng, IEng or equivalent).

Desirable Qualifications

• MSc/MEng or other relevant postgraduate qualification.

Essential Experience

• Leading civil engineering design projects.
• Detailed knowledge of highway design standards and delivery processes.
• Commercial and project management.
• Team leadership and staff development.
• Client-facing project delivery.
• Business development and work winning.

Essential Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong report-writing capabilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work to challenging deadlines.

Associate Engineer - Transport Infrastructure

Location: Flexible / Any UK Office
Team: Transport Infrastructure

About Us

We are a leading multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy delivering innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for public and private sector clients across the UK and internationally.

Our teams work across a broad range of sectors, providing expertise in:

• Aviation
• Buildings
• Highways & Transportation
• Land Development
• Rail
• Water & Environment

We foster a collaborative environment where innovation, technical excellence and professional development are highly valued.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Associate Engineer to join our growing Transport Infrastructure team.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead multidisciplinary teams delivering a wide range of transportation and highway infrastructure projects. You will play an important role in project delivery, business development and team leadership while helping shape the future growth of the business.

You will work throughout the project lifecycle, from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and construction support.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage teams delivering medium to large infrastructure projects with complex technical requirements.
• Ensure project quality, programme and commercial objectives are achieved.
• Support the identification, development and winning of new work.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance across project teams.
• Review reports, designs, calculations and technical outputs.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships.
• Support business development and growth initiatives.
• Work closely with senior leadership to support strategic objectives.
• Mentor, coach and develop junior engineers and technical staff.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

• BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status (CEng, IEng or equivalent).

Desirable Qualifications

• MSc/MEng or other relevant postgraduate qualification.

Essential Experience

• Leading civil engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of highways infrastructure design and delivery processes.
• Commercial and project management.
• Team leadership and people management.
• Client-facing project delivery.
• Business development and work-winning activities.

Essential Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong technical report-writing capability.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within multidisciplinary teams.