Principal Engineer - Roads & Infrastructure

Do you have a passion for transport and the connections that bring our cities and communities together? Are you motivated by the challenge of balancing the social and economic benefits of transport with the need to reduce our environmental impact? Do you enjoy leading, motivating and engaging teams to innovate and deliver solutions to complex engineering challenges?

If so, we’d love you to join us at Stantec.

We’re looking for an experienced Principal Engineer to join our growing Scottish Roads and Infrastructure team, based in either Edinburgh or Glasgow. You’ll be a senior technical professional, playing a key role in the delivery of a diverse range of projects within a close-knit, supportive and collaborative team.

Working alongside specialists from across our business, you’ll help develop and deliver innovative engineering solutions for our clients, contributing to projects that make a meaningful difference to the places where people live, work and travel.

With a strong workload, an expanding project portfolio and exciting growth plans for both our Roads and Infrastructure team and the wider business, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your career while helping shape the future of transport infrastructure across Scotland and the UK.

About The Role

You’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality engineering services to a varied client base, including Local Authorities and Design and Build Contractors. Our portfolio spans a broad range of roads and active travel projects, from smaller-scale local improvements through to major national strategic schemes and frameworks.

As a Principal Engineer, you’ll lead the technical delivery of projects, working closely with clients to influence and shape the development of engineering schemes across the region. You’ll also collaborate with teams throughout the UK, supporting the delivery of projects for clients of all sizes and contributing to our wider integrated transport offering.

Alongside your technical responsibilities, you’ll take an active role in developing others, leading, supervising and mentoring junior engineers and apprentices to help them produce high-quality work and reach their potential.

With our continued growth, you’ll also have opportunities to broaden your experience, take on new challenges and progress your own career within Stantec.

Our Scottish offices are located in the heart of Edinburgh and Glasgow, offering welcoming and collaborative working environments, alongside hybrid and flexible working options.

Stantec’s integrated transport team operates across the whole of the UK, bringing together expertise from multiple disciplines to deliver effective solutions for our clients. With exciting projects, a strong pipeline of work and ambitious plans for the future, there has never been a better time to join us.

Your Impact:

In this role, you will

• Lead the technical delivery of roads and active travel infrastructure design projects, ensuring high-quality, practical and effective engineering solutions.
• Manage and contribute to projects throughout their entire lifecycle, from concept development, feasibility and planning through to detailed design and delivery.
• Work closely with clients, including Local Authorities and Design and Build Contractors, to understand their needs and influence the development of engineering schemes.
• Deliver a diverse portfolio of projects, ranging from local infrastructure improvements to major national strategic schemes and frameworks.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary specialists and teams across Scotland and the wider UK to deliver integrated solutions for clients.
• Apply your technical expertise and knowledge of engineering principles, relevant design standards and guidance to develop robust and pragmatic solutions.
• Oversee the work of others, providing technical guidance, supervision and support to junior engineers and apprentices.
• Promote a collaborative, knowledge-sharing environment, supporting the professional development of colleagues and contributing to the continued growth of the team.
• Contribute to the ongoing success and expansion of Stantec’s Roads and Infrastructure team and wider integrated transport business.

About You

You’ll be an experienced roads and infrastructure professional with a passion for delivering high-quality engineering solutions and the leadership skills to support and develop others.

You’ll bring

• A BSc, BEng or MEng in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status, or demonstrable progress towards professional qualification.
• Experience leading the design of road and active travel infrastructure.
• A proven track record of delivering multidisciplinary projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from concept, feasibility and planning through to detailed design and delivery.
• An in-depth understanding of engineering principles, with a strong eye for detail and a pragmatic approach to solving technical challenges.
• Ideally, knowledge of CDM, BIM, relevant design standards and guidance, and experience using Civil 3D.
• The ability to lead, motivate and engage colleagues across different grades, providing technical leadership and mentoring to support their development.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with clients, colleagues and multidisciplinary teams.
• An ambitious, forward-thinking approach, with a genuine desire to continue learning, share knowledge and develop your own career.

Above all, you’ll be passionate about delivering quality infrastructure design solutions and enthusiastic about contributing to projects that balance the needs of communities, the economy and the environment.

Why join us?

• People culture: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• Award winning workplace: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland - we want you to be part of it!
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.
• Professional development: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions.

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