Principal Design Manager - Highways

slihrms; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Scotland seeks a Principal Engineering Manager to drive delivery across multidisciplinary highways projects, setting high standards for quality and schedule. You will lead major programmes, mentor teams, and grow the practice through client engagements and new opportunities.

You will collaborate with diverse professionals, influence stakeholders, and foster a culture that prioritises wellbeing, flexibility, and excellent service delivery on high-profile public infrastructure

Qualifications

• Experience delivering multidisciplinary projects with strong client focus.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex programmes.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert project leadership across a range of multidisciplinary projects.
• Lead on project delivery, ensuring high standards in both quality and programme.
• Support the growth of the practice by identifying opportunities, mentoring others, and contributing to business development.
• Establish strong, collaborative relationships with clients and internal teams, acting as a trusted advocate.
• Collaborate within dynamic, multi-skilled teams, sharing knowledge and driving innovative solutions.
• Champion a positive, inclusive working culture with wellbeing and flexibility.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Business development

Communication skills

Problem solving

Job description

Overview

Shape a faster, smarter, safer future.

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally.

We're passionate about what we do, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. Simply put, this a great place to be. So, when it comes to your life outside of work, ask us about our flexible and remote working policies designed to help you get the most out of life.

As a Principal Engineering Manager in our Transportation team, you'll be pivotal in implementing ideas that shape the future of how we move. You'll collaborate across new build, renewal, maintenance, and assessment works, from our largest, most high-profile to our more progressive and specialised.

As part of our Scotland Highways and Active Travel team, you'll lead on landmark programmes such as the A9 Dalraddy-Slochd, A83 Rest & Be Thankful, East Airdrie Link Road, Ravenscraig Access Infrastructure South, and Westerhill Development Link Road. You'll also support major energy infrastructure such as the Skye Overhead Line Realignment.

With a strong pipeline of impactful work, we offer exciting opportunities to grow your career and help deliver projects that make a real difference.

Your role

Provide expert project leadership across a range of multidisciplinary projects.

Lead on project delivery, ensuring high standards in both quality and programme.

Support the growth of the practice by identifying opportunities, mentoring others, and contributing to business development.

Establishing strong, collaborative, and trusted relationships with external and internal clients, becoming a trusted advocate for the Business.

Collaborate within dynamic, multi-skilled teams sharing knowledge, solving complex problems, and driving innovative solutions.

Champion a positive, inclusive working culture where wellbeing and flexibility are prioritised.

About you

Able to demonstrate experience of developing strong and sustainable relationships with Clients, understanding their requirements and aspirations, and working effectively with them to achieve their objectives.

Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement.

Highly developed interpersonal and leadership skills with proven ability to build and motivate teams working across the practices.

A hard working and flexible individual, who is a team player, is reliable, proactive and shows initiative whilst able to keep cool under pressure and when working to often demanding deadlines.

A disciplined thinker and analytical, numerate, problem solver who has strategic judgement and the capacity to think complex issues through and develop effective solutions in a timely fashion.

A resourceful, articulate and clear communicator who can influence others through the use of sound judgement and good sense - a natural team player.

Self-motivated and able to work both independently as well as within a larger multi-discipline team in leading and managing packages of work to completion.

A high expectation of performance for themselves and other members of the team.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

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