Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

We are looking for an experienced Principal Engineer (Water and Flood Risk) to support the delivery of projects across the United Kingdom. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong engineer with advanced expertise in SuDS and water engineering who can bring leadership, sound judgement and practical design insight to complex multidisciplinary schemes.

In this role, you will play a key part in delivering technically robust and well-coordinated engineering solutions, with responsibility for the design delivery of allocated work packages within the water team. You will help ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and in line with client requirements, while contributing to reporting, cost estimating and high-quality project outcomes.

• Take a leading role in shaping the design approach for water and flood risk projects, bringing together multidisciplinary inputs and helping resolve technical, standards and stakeholder challenges with confidence.
• Drive the delivery of work packages from planning through to completion, helping to define priorities, allocate tasks, manage dependencies and maintain strong control of programme, budget and quality.
• Provide clear technical leadership throughout project delivery, setting key design checkpoints and guiding teams toward safe, practical and right-first-time outcomes.
• Help ensure that solutions are aligned with project specifications and acceptance criteria, while keeping a close focus on reporting requirements, cost control and timely delivery.
• Support and coach engineers and graduates on a day-to-day basis, offering direction, technical review and constructive feedback that strengthens both individual performance and team capability.
• Contribute to smarter, more efficient delivery by developing repeatable methods, practical tools and improved approaches that solve design challenges and reduce cycle time.
• Work collaboratively across designers, disciplines and locations, coordinating contributions effectively and ensuring delegated work is delivered to a consistently high standard.
• Build strong relationships with UK and international teams, including offshore production centres, to deliver integrated drainage and flood risk solutions with consistency and quality.
• Lead CDM design compliance activity, helping teams demonstrate hazard elimination, capture lessons learned and support a culture of continuous improvement.

Why SYSTRA?

Our three core values: Excellence, Connected Teams and Bold Leadership are kept at the heart of everything we do. We strive for the highest levels of technical excellence, achieving the best results through teamwork, both locally and internationally, and reward innovative thinking through encouraging all colleagues to think as leaders. We offer clear and well supported pathways for career development and qualification attainment, a competitive remuneration package including a bonus and private healthcare, an electric car scheme and a broad suite of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Flexibility

Because we value who you are as much as what you do, we want you to feel supported at work. We offer hybrid working, balancing the benefits of working from home with time in our modern, well-equipped offices for that crucial in-person contact, team development and collaborative working. We also recognise that life doesn’t always run to the same schedule for everyone, so we have a dedicated flexible working policy to support you in tailoring your work life to reach your full potential, for more details on this, please get in touch.

Diversity & Inclusion

We provide a warm welcome and encourage applications from a diverse range of people who can enrich our company and offer perspectives which will drive better solutions in a truly inclusive environment. Our employee led working groups and clearly defined strategy help us to keep at the leading edge of important issues and keep us accountable. We want our colleagues to feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work and continually seek new ideas and contributions to ensure we continue to grow and develop in this space.

Wellbeing

It’s no surprise that people do their best work when they feel physically and mentally supported. Our SYSTRA Wellness Programme offers a wide range of support; from Wellness champions, to free health checks, healthy eating workshops and regular seminars, alongside access to a wide range of external support. We offer two paid days for charity work and an ever-growing social calendar.

Apply and find out more about how Systra can support you in your career journey. If you require any adjustments or financial assistance to support you in your application or interview process please email:

reasonableadjustments@systra.com where your request will be treated confidentially and with respect. We pledge to offer an interview to any candidates with a disability who apply for a role and meet the minimum criteria.

As we are always looking to expand our team, we would still be interested in hearing from you if you fulfil most, but not all, of the relevant criteria for the role – you could still be just what we are looking for.