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🥝 Principal Highways Engineer

Stantec | birmingham, United-Kingdom | Posted May 19, 2026

Job Description

About the Team

We work across a variety of clients from national contractors and developers through to UK Statutory Bodies enabling us to work on diverse and challenging projects. This enables us to deploy best practice and bring the latest ideas to our delivery.

Role Overview & Key Responsibilities

As a Principal Highways Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and strategic oversight across a range of complex highways and infrastructure projects. You will play a key role in shaping project direction, assuring technical quality, mentoring teams, and supporting business growth.

Core Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, design, and delivery of highways and transportation schemes from feasibility through to detailed design and construction support.
  • Act as a technical authority on highways design, ensuring compliance with relevant standards, legislation, and best practice (e.g. DMRB, Manual for Streets, local autho...

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