Job Description

Opportunity: Principal Highways Engineer

Location: Greater Manchester

Rate: Negotiable and Competitive

Duration: 9 months +

IR35: Inside

We are seeking an experienced Principal Highways Engineer to support a busy Highway design and Construction team.

Responsibilities:

* Support the HDC Team Manager by reporting risks, opportunities, performance, and delivery issues across projects.

* Lead, coordinate, and support junior engineers, working closely with Team Leaders and Project Managers.

* Collaborate with Project Managers, Feasibility Leads, and wider internal and external stakeholders to ensure design development aligns with agreed project outcomes.

* Lead and coordinate detailed design activities including civil, street lighting, and 3D/vertical design, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and procedures.

* Coordinate integrated design delivery across disciplines, including traffic signals, traffic management, and statutory utilities, securing necessary approvals and managing technical interfaces.

* Prepare and manage contract and pre-construction documentation (including NEC Pre-Construction Information) and support Early Contractor Involvement (ECI).

* Support commercial activities including cost estimates, bills of quantities, and pricing input.

* Arrange and oversee site investigations and prepare associated briefs through approved frameworks.

* Manage traffic regulation processes including TRO/TTRO applications and permit coordination with relevant stakeholders.

* Undertake road safety audit coordination at all design stages.

* Support project close-out activities, including as-built records and documentation management.

Essential

* Degree in Civil Engineering (or closely related discipline)

* Chartered Civil engineer or working towards (MICE/CEng or IEng)

* Strong experience in highways design or civil infrastructure design

* Knowledge of UK design standards such as DMRB, MCHW and NEC contracts

* Experience with design delivery from concept through detailed design

* Proficiency in relevant design software: Civil 3D / AutoCAD

This is a hybrid role with two days working from the office (typically a Monday and a Thursday)