Highways and Drainage Principal Engineer
Infrastructure Engineering, London
Can you recall what attracted you to becoming an Infrastructure Engineer? Would you like scope in your next role for your interest and passion to flourish? The Infrastructure team at Velocity is steadily developing and is seeking accomplished staff to support the growing demand for it’s approach and services whilst giving you the opportunity to grow your skills too.
Within this role you will:
Influence the outcomes of highway and drainage infrastructure engineering projects by working closely with architects, clients, stakeholders from initial feasibility, through planning, detailed design to onsite construction
Understand the client’s brief, scope technical detail, prepare fee proposals, deliver solutions, exceed client expectations
Project manage, mentor and share your knowledge with members of the team
You will have knowledge, experience and qualifications in:
Commercial management, project management and leading delivery of highway and drainage infrastructure design projects
Financial and contractual aspects of the planning of and bidding for projects
UK highway and drainage design standards and planning processes, adoption and contract procedures for the provision of infrastructure and regeneration projects
Highway design with experience of applying DMRB, Manual for Streets, Local Authority standards and design guidance for the design and technical approvals of S38, S278 and Public Realm projects, including knowledge of Highway Adoption and Stopping Up processes
Drainage design with experience of national and local policies relating the preparation of Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies, including liaison with SuDS approval bodies and drainage adoption authorities to gain technical approvals
Expert skills in the relevant software packages
Gaining repeat work through excellence in performance and key client contacts.
The above will ideally be based on a Civil Engineering degree (or equivalent vocational qualification) and awarded or nearing Chartered status (CEng, MICE, MCIHT).
More about Velocity
Velocity are a specialist, small, growing, agile team of Transport Planners and Highway and Drainage Infrastructure Engineers. Working at Velocity offers room for you to grow both your project skills and knowledge and within the business itself. We offer a family feel, close relationships with clients and the decision-making within projects. Within the Highway Infrastructure team itself there is a significant experience of managing big and complex projects which is brought to projects at Velocity. There is the opportunity for autonomy, ownership, responsibility and a hands on approach from yourself with support available from experienced Directors who enjoy coaching and mentoring others.
Interested?
You can find out more about what our staff say about what it is like to work for us and typical projects we undertake on our website so do have a good look round. If you would like to have an informal chat send an email to recruitment@velocity-tp.com outlining your contact details. If you would like to apply for this position please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@velocity-tp.com before the closing date of 30 September 2025.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Velocity reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
