Principal Civil / Structural Engineer - Bridges

We are seeking to recruit a Principal level Civil/Structural Engineer to join our Bridges and Rail Team based in Northampton.

About The Role:

This is a great opportunity to join a busy and ambitious group with a strong forward workload. The role can be based in Northampton or Birmingham. We have a strong bridges, stations and civil structures capability across the UK with a significant pool of expertise and experience working across a wide variety of projects.

This is an exciting time to join Stantec. We have significant growth plans for our Bridges and Rail team, as well as the business as a whole. We can offer the opportunity to work amongst collaborative multi-disciplinary teams, exciting projects, as well as strong prospects for self-development and career growth. We can also offer flexible and hybrid working options to help ensure you have a good work life balance.

Your Impact:

You will play a key role in leading the technical and managerial delivery of railway bridges, stations, and associated rail structures, working across projects of varying scale and complexity at both regional and national levels. With project work increasingly focused on larger, multidisciplinary schemes, you’ll collaborate closely with teams across the UK—contributing to integrated, high-quality solutions while broadening your own experience and exposure.

You will take ownership of project outcomes, guide junior engineers and supporting Associates and Directors to ensure successful delivery to programme and budget. Acting as a key point of contact, you’ll build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, clients, and design teams, helping to drive efficient, well-coordinated project execution.

From a technical perspective, you will oversee the analysis, design, checking, and assessment of bridges, retaining structures, and foundations, using industry-leading tools such as MIDAS Civil. You’ll also provide site-based support during construction phases, ensuring that designs are delivered effectively and safely on the ground.

Your impact will extend into project planning and governance working closely with Project Managers to define project requirements, manage delivery against client briefs, and coordinate the production of high-quality reports, calculations, and drawings in line with company standards. You will also contribute to winning new work by supporting bid preparation and ensuring compliance with corporate governance processes.

Alongside this, you’ll play an important role in developing the next generation of engineers through mentoring and supervision, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

About You:

• Demonstrable experience in the design, checking and assessment of bridges, retaining structures and foundations
• Strong analytical skills and experience of designing / assessment in reinforced and pre-stressed concrete and steel bridges and retaining walls.
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Experience in Eurocodes
• Strong analytical and design skills with demonstrable problem-solving ability. Good experience in the design of highway related structures.
• Ability to manage time and resources working on multiple concurrent projects and work independently where necessary and attend client/project meetings. The employee should have the experience, competency and flexibility to meet the demands of the role.

Qualifications:

• BEng or MEng in Civil or Structural Engineering (or a closely related discipline).
• Chartered Engineer status (MICE or MIStructE).

Why Join Us:

• We put people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• We are driven to achieve: 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.
• We do what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions. A professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered with ICE.
• We are better together: A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)
• 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.

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.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [email protected]  and we will talk to you about how we can support you.