Principal Engineer - Liveable Places in London

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We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join our growing Liveable Places team in London, based at Westferry Circus, with hybrid working available. WSP's Liveable Places team works with a wide range of local authority and private clients from across the UK to help them achieve their place making ambitions. As a Principal Engineer within the team, you will take the lead on delivering a wide range of schemes from concept to delivery - including public realm, active travel, traffic engineering, road safety, parking, traffic signals and pedestrian/traffic modelling.

This is a varied role with responsibilities including:

• Leading the delivery of multiple sustainable transport and public realm projects from early concept and business case development through to detailed design and on-site implementation.
• Manage project programmes, budgets, risks, reporting and change control to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, building strong relationships and providing confident, proactive project leadership.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams, contractors and other stakeholders to maintain alignment across project scope, programme and delivery requirements.
• Support the successful delivery of projects in line with WSP project management frameworks, APM best practice and relevant health and safety requirements.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team culture and support the continued growth of the Liveable Places offer in London.

The Liveable Places team are based in offices across the country with over 200 staff, currently making up the team and with further growth planned. We enjoy our work and are exceptionally enthusiastic people who are great at what we do. This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop in your career through exposure to a wide variety of experiences.

We have a strong track record working closely with our clients and this role provides a great opportunity to have a pivotal role within Liveable Places and help support and steer its growth going forward.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience delivering highways, public realm or transport infrastructure projects from concept through to construction.
• Experience delivering public realm, active travel or transport schemes in complex urban environments, particularly in London.
• Proven ability to manage project programmes, budgets, cost control and financial reporting across multiple live projects.
• Experience developing and managing project risk registers, mitigation measures and delivery governance.
• Good understanding of design development and the coordination of multidisciplinary teams through different project stages.
• A proactive, collaborative and delivery-focused approach, with strong communication and organisational skills.

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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