Principal Structural Engineer

You’re a Principal Structural Engineer looking for a role where you can balance delivery, leadership, and growing client relationships. At Stantec, you’ll join a highly regarded Civil & Structural team in London, taking a central role in delivering complex building projects while contributing to the continued growth of the business. You’ll work in a multidisciplinary environment, collaborating with specialists across the wider organisation and gaining exposure to a diverse portfolio of work that spans multiple sectors and challenges.ABOUT THE ROLEYou will take ownership of structural engineering delivery across a range of building projects, ensuring technical quality, programme alignment, and commercial performance. You’ll guide design solutions from early concept through to construction, working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver coordinated, efficient outcomes.Alongside delivery, you’ll manage project performance—overseeing resources, maintaining programme and budget control, and ensuring outputs meet both client expectations and internal standards. You’ll also begin to take on a more visible role in client engagement, supporting relationship management and contributing to business development activity, including bids and proposals.This role sits at the point where technical leadership and business involvement meet, giving you the platform to expand your influence across both project delivery and future work generation.YOUR IMPACTYou’ll contribute to projects that support the development of resilient, sustainable buildings across the UK. Your work will influence how structures are designed and delivered in response to environmental, regulatory, and performance challenges, helping clients navigate increasingly complex requirements.Internally, your impact will extend to team development—supporting engineers, strengthening delivery capability, and contributing to a collaborative and high-performing environment. As your role evolves, you’ll play a part in shaping both project outcomes and the continued growth of the team.ABOUT YOUDegree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering (BEng/MEng or equivalent)Chartered with IStructE or ICEExperience supporting or leading engineers, with an interest in team developmentInterested in building client relationships and contributing to business developmentAbout StantecThe 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 we will talk to you about how we can support you.ReqID: 9539