Principal Engineer

Kier Group plc; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and infrastructure company is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the design and delivery of highway projects in London. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in the UK's highways sector and will manage engineering teams while ensuring project compliance with local standards. A degree in Civil Engineering and Chartered status are essential. This full-time role offers a salary of £70,000 - £75,000 plus benefits, with some flexibility on working hours.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Tailored benefits package

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in UK highways and transport infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of DMRB, MCHW and local authority design standards.
• Passion for quality and innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction of highway projects.
• Manage a team of engineers and foster professional development.
• Monitor project expenditure and compliance with quality and safety targets.

Skills

Leadership in engineering

Project management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with the ICE, CIHT or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

We’re looking for a talented Principal Engineer to join our Highways team based in Union Street, London. In this role you’ll lead the design, delivery, and technical oversight of highway infrastructure projects across the UK, collaborating with a supportive team in a flexible work environment.

Can you imagine a world without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location

Union Street, London – travel to the office required some remote working available

Hours

Permanent, Fulltime 40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Salary

£70,000 - £75,000 per year + private healthcare + benefits

What will you be responsible for?

As a Principal Engineer, you’ll act as a key technical authority, mentor engineering teams, interface with clients and stakeholders, and ensure compliance with UK standards, DMRB specifications, and local authority requirements.

Your day to day will include:

• Leading the technical direction of highway projects, reviewing work of other professionals and overseeing smaller projects
• Managing a team of engineers while fostering their professional development and creating a collaborative environment
• Building networks within the industry and across Kier to enhance knowledge sharing and project outcomes
• Contributing to bids and project proposals, identifying opportunities for new work and growth
• Monitoring project expenditure and ensuring compliance with quality, safety and timeframe targets

What are we looking for?

This role of Principal Engineer is great if you have:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or related field with Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with the ICE, CIHT or equivalent
• Extensive experience in UK highways and transport infrastructure projects with a passion for quality and innovative solutions
• Strong understanding of DMRB, MCHW and local authority design standards
• Proficiency in relevant design software such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D, with excellent attention to detail

Rewards and benefits

We’re proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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