Principal Engineer – Highways Design & Delivery Lead

WSP; Truro; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Principal Engineer to join the Roads team in Truro. You will lead day-to-day technical delivery of highway consultancy services from feasibility through to construction, while maintaining client relationships and guiding multi-disciplinary teams.

The role requires Chartered Civil Engineer level experience, strong knowledge of road design codes, and proficiency with Civils 3D/OpenRoads. It is a client-facing, senior-position within a growing team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading highway design and/or drainage schemes across lifecycle stages.
• Proven track record delivering road/highway projects for local or national clients.
• Experience in contract documents, administration, or site supervision.
• Proficient with Civils 3D/OpenRoads/InfoDrainage and related design tools.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management, ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects ensuring coordination of multi-disciplinary input across varying scales and values.
• Liaise with clients, build trusted relationships, manage expectations, provide advice.
• Act as technical lead and reviewer on projects.
• Support team members to maximise contributions to goals.
• Prepare fee proposals and manage project budgets.

Skills

Project leadership

Client/stakeholder management

Highway design knowledge

Team mentoring

Education

Chartered Civil Engineer

Incorporated Engineer

Tools

Autodesk Civils 3D

Bentley OpenRoads Designer

InfoDrainage

PDS

Job description

WSP is seeking a Principal Engineer to join the Roads team in Truro. You will lead day-to-day technical delivery of highway consultancy services from feasibility through to construction, while maintaining client relationships and guiding multi-disciplinary teams.

The role requires Chartered Civil Engineer level experience, strong knowledge of road design codes, and proficiency with Civils 3D/OpenRoads. It is a client-facing, senior-position within a growing team.