Principal Highway Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experiened Principal Highway Engineer to come and join a busy client in the Manchester area.

The main duties of the experienced Principal Highway Engineer are:

• Lead the delivery of major capital highways and infrastructure programmes from concept through to completion.
• Manage and coordinate high-profile transport and regeneration schemes funded through major government investment programmes.
• Oversee the planning, programming, design coordination, and implementation of highway improvement projects.
• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required standards.
• Coordinate the production of technical designs, cost estimates, drawings, and project documentation to support scheme delivery and funding requirements.
• Manage external consultants, contractors, and specialist partners to ensure successful project outcomes and value for money.
• Act as the key liaison between internal departments, regional transport bodies, stakeholders, and external agencies.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, consultation exercises, and public-facing activities relating to major infrastructure schemes.
• Ensure all projects comply with governance procedures, statutory requirements, funding conditions, and audit processes.
• Monitor programme risks, performance, and reporting requirements across multiple concurrent schemes.
• Support the development of future capital programme pipelines, funding bids, and business cases.
• Represent the service at regional meetings, committees, public inquiries, and strategic transport forums.
• Provide professional advice and technical guidance on highways, infrastructure delivery, and capital investment programmes.
• Contribute to wider regeneration and sustainable transport objectives through effective infrastructure planning and delivery.

For a full description and further information on the role, please call Harriet Simmonds at Carrington West on (phone number removed).

FOOTNOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location, or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Drainage & Infrastructure professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 40+ years'' experience in this market. Please call Harriet at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
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