Job Description
Principal Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Wigan - Hybrid
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
An established UK engineering consultancy working in land development and infrastructure is looking to appoint a Principal Infrastructure Engineer to support continued growth. This is a senior technical and delivery role with responsibility for leading infrastructure design on a range of development-led projects.
You will take ownership of multiple schemes, managing design delivery from concept through to technical approval. The role combines hands-on technical work with leadership, requiring someone who can set engineering strategies, oversee outputs, and keep projects moving to programme and budget. You will act as a key point of contact for clients, local authorities, and approval bodies, particularly in relation to adoptable works.
The position involves leading highway and drainage design, negotiating approvals for S104, S38 and S278 works, and ensuring all designs comply with current standards, codes of practice, and health and safety legislation. You will work closely with internal design teams and provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
Applicants should have strong experience in highway design, ground modelling, drainage and hydraulic modelling including SuDS, and external works and lev...