Arcadis Birmingham, England, United KingdomJoin or sign in to find your next jobJoin to apply for the Principal Engineer role at ArcadisArcadis is the world\'s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.Job PurposeAs a Principal Highways Engineer, you will be responsible for managing the technical aspects of larger highways projects or components of major highways projects, ensuring that financial, quality, and timeframe objectives are met or exceeded, along with fulfilling client expectations.You may undertake a Project Management role in alignment with Arcadis Project Management Academy competence requirements. This involves collaborating with team leadership to oversee project delivery in accordance with Management Systems, meeting quality, budgetary, and health and safety targets.You will champion client care, ensuring maximum satisfaction through proactive engagement and promoting the company\'s culture of leadership and innovation.In leading technical delivery, you will handle medium-sized to moderately complex projects or elements of larger projects, with fees typically ranging from £100K to £500K. You will coordinate and manage project teams consisting of 5-10 engineers and technicians, ensuring optimal resource utilization and the achievement of quality outcomes.Role AccountabilitiesLeadership and Delivery: Proven leadership experience managing multiple complex, highways projects and teams with a strong track record of successful delivery.Strategic Planning: Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic project plans aligned with client and organizational goals.Technical Expertise: Extensive experience in engineering design, risk management, resource allocation, and financial control within engineering projects.Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to present technical solutions and negotiate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.Innovation and Improvement: Experience in fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within engineering teams.Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of industry standards, regulations, and sustainable development practices.Professional Recognition: Chartered status or equivalent professional recognition, with contributions to industry publications or conferences.Mentorship and Development: Commitment to ongoing professional development and mentoring of junior engineers to support growth and succession planning.Qualifications And ExperienceEducation: BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng or equivalent in Civil Engineering or similar discipline.Professional Status: Achieved Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, or equivalent.Experience: Relevant experience supervising elements of large, complex highways projects, with project management experience preferred.Why Arcadis?We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone\'s contribution matters. It\’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You\’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you\’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy.Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionOtherIndustries: Professional Services #J-18808-Ljbffr