Our client, is seeking a Principal Engineer - Highways and Infrastructure to join their team on a contract basis. This role demands a professional who can lead, manage, and deliver highways and infrastructure projects from inception to completion, ensuring compliance, efficiency, and high design standards. Key Responsibilities: Lead and be accountable for the development and delivery of highways and infrastructure projects Operate with little supervision, taking full ownership of decision-making and outcomes Manage and coordinate multiple projects/programmes simultaneously Lead and manage multi-disciplinary design teams, both internal and external Provide strategic direction and technical leadership across all schemes Ensure compliance with Local Authority governance processes Engage confidently in a politically sensitive environment Lead stakeholder engagement, including funding bodies Develop, secure, and manage external funding and business cases Oversee and approve scheme estimates, budgets, cost control, and financial reporting Lead procurement processes and manage consultant and contractor performance Provide technical assurance and sign-off on all highways and drainage designs Ensure designs are buildable and aligned with delivery constraints Manage programme, risk, and resource allocation across all schemes Apply and oversee the use of highways design standards Maintain oversight of transport modelling inputs and scheme ...