Highways Principal Engineer; UK Wide

Position: Highways Principal Engineer (UK Wide)
Job :
Bristol, Bristol City, United Kingdom Capabilities:
Civil and Structural Office Setup:
Hybrid Company:
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Your impact
Your technical judgement will directly influence how complex highways projects are designed, delivered and improved.

You will help project teams solve difficult design challenges, make sound decisions on safety and build solutions that work for clients, communities and road users. Your experience will also strengthen the engineers around you, giving less experienced colleagues access to credible technical leadership and practical mentoring.

This is an opportunity to shape more than an individual project. You will have the influence to improve design quality, introduce smarter and more efficient ways of working, and connect expertise from across the UK and international teams.

Whether your ambition is to become a recognised technical specialist or develop as a people leader, you will be able to build a career around your strengths.

About the opportunity

Jacobs is growing its UK highways capability and is looking for experienced Highways professionals at Principal Engineer grade.

You will lead the delivery of safe, practical and commercially sound highways design solutions for clients including National Highways, Transport Scotland, the Welsh Government, local authorities and major contractors. Depending on your experience and location, you could contribute to major transport programmes, local infrastructure improvements or complex projects across aviation and water.

You will guide design teams, solve technical challenges and help projects meet quality, programme and budget commitments. You will also mentor engineers, support their development, improve design processes through automation and collaborate with specialists across the UK and internationally.

This is an opportunity to build your technical and leadership profile while influencing how projects are delivered, strengthening team capability and helping shape the future growth of Jacobs’ highways & civils capability.
Here's what you'll need
Experience in managing engineering design solutions in transportation.

Technical experience of delivering local and/or major highways projects or the land side alignment elements in adjacent markets such as Water or Aviation.

Thorough understanding of commonly used design standards such as DMRB or international equivalents.

Sound knowledge of UK H&S legislation and a passion for fostering safety and wellbeing.

Ability to work independently and effectively within a global multi-disciplinary team.

Experience of the financial management and control of projects.

Attained a relevant professional qualification, for example a degree in engineering /CEng/ IEng or equivalent qualifications or work experience.#UK Transportation #LI-DC1

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