Principal Highways & Drainage Engineer

Company: Kier Group plc.
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Location: Ideford
Job Description:

What will you be responsible for?

As a Principal Highways & Drainage Engineer, you’ll be working within the team, supporting them in delivering safe and buildable engineering solutions. We’re seeking a highly skilled Principal Highways & Drainage Engineer to lead the delivery of complex construction engineering services. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive and collaborative environment, where your technical expertise will help shape innovative solutions and drive excellence. You’ll play a key role in ensuring safe, buildable designs while contributing to the development of our engineering capabilities. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact and working with a team that values expertise and innovation, we’d love to hear from you.

Your day to day will include:

  • Leading the delivery of temporary works design and checking, focusing on highways and drainage solutions
  • Providing tender and bid winning support, including outline design schemes and feasibility studies
  • Managing project leadership responsibilities, including agreeing technical requirements and overseeing design deliverables
  • Acting as a technical help desk, providing engineering expertise and advice to support understanding
  • Leading the development of technical standards and design processes to ensure consistent quality of engineering output
  • A Chartered member of a relevant professional institution (e.g. CEng MICE) with significant relevant experience, or demonstrable extensive relevant experience
  • Experienced in leading complex construction engineering services with a focus on highways and drainage solutions
  • Able to provide technical expertise and design management advice across multidisciplinary teams
  • Skilled in developing and maintaining positive relationships with clients and stakeholders
  • Committed to promoting sustainable development and best practice in engineering

We’re looking for a Principal Highways & Drainage Engineer to join our team based in various locations. Kier Design are a highly regarded Tier 1 Contractor, with a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor. Join us as a Principal Highways and Drainage Engineer and become part of one of the UK’s leaders in temporary works design and management and construction-related technical services. As part of our 100-strong team, you’ll get to work on hundreds of projects across one of the most diverse and high-profile portfolios in the country, with access to Kier’s £11bn+ project pipeline – supporting complex construction and major infrastructure schemes from concept through to delivery.

Location: Birmingham / Bristol / Cambridge / Cardiff / Glasgow / Leeds / Liverpool / London / Manchester / Newcastle / Norwich / Plymouth – agile working, with up to 1-2 days per week from home if desired

Hours: 40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

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Posted: October 23rd, 2026