Principal Structural Engineer

Stantec; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec in London is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to balance delivery, leadership, and client relationship growth within a multidisciplinary Civil & Structural team. You will own structural engineering delivery across complex building projects, ensuring technical quality, programme alignment, and commercial performance, from early concept through construction.

This role offers visibility into client engagement and business development, with opportunities to influence project outcomes

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (BEng/MEng or equivalent).
• Chartered with IStructE or ICE.
• Experience leading teams of engineers and growing capability.

Responsibilities

• Own structural engineering delivery across building projects.
• Guide design solutions from concept to construction.
• Manage project performance: resources, programme, budget.
• Support client engagement and business development.

Skills

Lead structural design

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Education

BEng/MEng in Civil or Structural Engineering

Chartered with IStructE or ICE

Job description

You're a Principal Structural Engineer looking for a role where you can balance delivery, leadership, and growing client relationships. At Stantec, you'll join a highly regarded Civil & Structural team in London, taking a central role in delivering complex building projects while contributing to the continued growth of the business. You'll work in a multidisciplinary environment, collaborating with specialists across the wider organisation and gaining exposure to a diverse portfolio of work that spans multiple sectors and challenges.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will take ownership of structural engineering delivery across a range of building projects, ensuring technical quality, programme alignment, and commercial performance. You'll guide design solutions from early concept through to construction, working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver coordinated, efficient outcomes.

Alongside delivery, you'll manage project performance—overseeing resources, maintaining programme and budget control, and ensuring outputs meet both client expectations and internal standards. You'll also begin to take on a more visible role in client engagement, supporting relationship management and contributing to business development activity, including bids and proposals.

This role sits at the point where technical leadership and business involvement meet, giving you the platform to expand your influence across both project delivery and future work generation.

YOUR IMPACT

You'll contribute to projects that support the development of resilient, sustainable buildings across the UK. Your work will influence how structures are designed and delivered in response to environmental, regulatory, and performance challenges, helping clients navigate increasingly complex requirements.

Internally, your impact will extend to team development—supporting engineers, strengthening delivery capability, and contributing to a collaborative and high-performing environment. As your role evolves, you'll play a part in shaping both project outcomes and the continued growth of the team.

ABOUT YOU

• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (BEng/MEng or equivalent)
• Chartered with IStructE or ICE
• Experience supporting or leading engineers, with an interest in team development
• Interested in building client relationships and contributing to business development

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients' vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today's challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

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