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Principal Engineer - Highway and Road Design
Principal Engineer - Highway and Road Design-March 2024
Manchester
Mar 29, 2026
About Principal Engineer - Highway and Road Design

  Company Description

  Work with Us. Change the World.

  At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

  There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

  We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us

  Job Description

  Our Manchester Roads team, part of the Transportation Business Line, is currently looking for a Principal Engineer/Consultant with experience of leading traffic and municipal engineering schemes.

  The team is highly successful and is growing to cater for an increased workload, particularly Active Travel and Bus Priority schemes. The team workload ranges from feasibility studies, preliminary / detail design and on-site management, working with mainly public sector clients such as Greater Manchester Councils and Transport for Greater Manchester. This is a significant opportunity to be involved in strategically important schemes in Greater Manchester, across the UK and beyond.

  Job Responsibilities

  Preparation of designs and drawings in accordance with technical design standards

  Management of small and medium work packages and projects

  Interface with the Client as necessary to deliver the work

  Writing contract documents and technical reports as required

  Communication to the immediate team, the wider organisation and external parties

  Responsibility for managing the workloads and technical oversight of small team of Graduate engineers and technicians

  Developing of specific project outcomes on time, within budget, to the quality required

  Minimum Requirements

  To be commercially aware and able to lead a team of 3-5 engineers and technicians, to programme workloads and successfully deliver projects to time, budget and quality

  To be able to forecast resource requirements and undertake business development to win new business within the unit by targeting the property sector

  To provide wide ranging Highways and Traffic engineering design and project management expertise to delivery multi-disciplined developments

  Ability to prepare fee proposals based on number of hours to complete activities

  Whilst not essential any of the following skills would be desirable:

  Understanding/experience of 3D Highway Design including use of Civil 3D

  Urban Design/Streetscape.

  Project Management qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, APM).

  Appreciation of traffic modelling outputs.

  CSCS Card holder

  Qualifications

  Preferred Qualifications

  BSc, BEng or MEng degree in Engineering or another relevant qualification.Additional Information

  About AECOM

  AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM

  Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and

  we’ll help you reach yours. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

  About AECOM

  AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

  Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

  You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

  You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

  AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

  Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

  ReqID: J10092599

  Business Line: Transportation

  Business Group: DCS

  Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

  Career Area: Engineering

  Work Location Model: Hybrid

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