Huddersfield
Principal Engineer Highways Engineer • Location: Kirklees Day-to-day of the role: • Deliver engineering projects efficiently, ensuring value-for-money, innovation, and adherence to technical and project requirements., • Manage operational service delivery through periods of change and work effectively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities., • Lead and manage site-based teams across planned, reactive, drainage, and street lighting works, including evening, night, and flexible working models., • Attend progress meetings, public consultations, and meetings with Councillors., • Motivate, support, and develop junior staff., • Oversee financial accounts and resource management for allocated projects, applying project management methodologies to ensure delivery to programme, budget, and quality standards., • Manage responses to adverse weather, particularly winter operations., • Degree or Master’s in Civil Engineering (or equivalent professional competency)., • Extensive experience across all stages of scheme planning and construction., • Strong understanding of Health & Safety, CDM, IEE Regulations, and BS7671., • Experience managing engineering teams, including performance and absence management., • Proficient in Microsoft Office and GIS mapping systems, with an understanding of AutoCAD and engineering design workflows., • Ability to work independently and make sound decisions., • Customer-focused with excellent relationship-building skills., • Flexible and adaptable to seasonal, evening, and night working requirements., • Accountable for the delivery of projects and team outputs., • Competent, hard-working, respectful, creative, and committed to achieving high standards.