Principal Highways Engineer - #2196794

Your new company
Hays is delighted to be working with a leading global engineering consultancy to recruit a Principal Highways / Transportation Engineer for their growing Belfast team.This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded transportation business delivering significant and challenging infrastructure projects across Northern Ireland, the UK and Ireland. You will work within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, contributing to projects across highways, transportation, active travel and wider infrastructure.The organisation offers a flexible approach to working, excellent career development opportunities and the chance to play a key role in the continued growth of its Belfast transportation team.

Your new role
As Principal Highways / Transportation Engineer, you will take a leading role in the technical and successful delivery of highway infrastructure projects, while supporting and developing engineers within the wider team.Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing technical leadership and guidance on highways and transportation projects.- Leading projects through design and delivery stages, ensuring high technical standards.- Managing and coordinating multidisciplinary project teams.- Developing highway infrastructure solutions across new-build, renewal, maintenance and improvement schemes.- Liaising directly with clients and communicating technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.- Managing project resources, programmes and deliverables.- Identifying and managing commercial risks and opportunities.- Mentoring and coaching engineers and supporting their technical and professional development.- Building and maintaining strong relationships with existing and prospective clients.- Supporting work-winning activities, including bids, tenders and client presentations.- Contributing to the continued growth of the highways and transportation capability in Belfast.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced highways or transportation professional ready to operate at Principal Engineer level, with a strong background in consultancy or a similar multidisciplinary engineering environment.Ideally, you will have:
- A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.- Strong experience in highways, roads or transportation infrastructure.- Experience leading the technical delivery of infrastructure projects.- Strong project management and multidisciplinary coordination skills.- Experience developing and maintaining client relationships.- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.- The ability to lead, mentor and motivate engineers and technicians.- Good commercial awareness, with exposure to project budgets, programmes, bids or tenders.- Chartered Engineer status, or significant progress towards professional accreditation, would be advantageous.- Knowledge of the Northern Ireland and/or wider UK & Ireland transportation market would be beneficial.

What you'll get in return
This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a senior position with an internationally recognised engineering consultancy offering:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

- Exposure to major highways and transportation projects across the UK and Ireland

- Excellent long-term career and progression opportunities

- Professional development and support towards chartership

- Opportunity to lead and mentor developing engineers

- Access to multidisciplinary technical expertise across a global business

- A collaborative working environment where you can influence project delivery and future growth

What you need to do now
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