Principal Civil Design Engineer

Principal Civil Design Engineer (Water & Infrastructure)
Bridgend, South Wales
Permanent
Competitive Salary + Benefits

We’re recruiting for a Principal Civil Design Engineer to join a growing engineering design team delivering major projects across the UK water, utilities, industrial and energy sectors.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Civil Engineer to take a leading role in the technical delivery of complex infrastructure projects, whilst mentoring and developing junior engineers within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment. You’ll be involved throughout the project lifecycle, helping to deliver innovative, practical and buildable engineering solutions from concept through to construction.

• Lead the technical delivery of civil engineering design packages on a range of infrastructure projects.
• Manage project programmes, resources and budgets to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Produce and review design calculations, reports, drawings and technical documentation.
• Support BIM-led project delivery and the adoption of modern engineering practices.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and support to Engineers, Graduates and Technicians.
• Work closely with clients, contractors and project delivery teams to develop practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards, quality requirements and HSEQ procedures.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement across project delivery.

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant civil engineering design experience.
• Strong understanding of Eurocodes and UK industry design standards.
• Experience leading and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Commercial awareness with experience managing project budgets and resources.
• Knowledge of BIM-led design processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
• Experience with in the water, utilities, industrial, energy or wider infrastructure sectors.
• Design & Build project experience.
• Experience developing and mentoring junior engineers.

• Opportunity to work on major UK water and infrastructure projects.
• Diverse and technically challenging workload.
• Long-term framework and capital delivery programmes.
• Strong commitment to training, development and chartership support.
• Collaborative multidisciplinary working environment.
• Genuine long-term career progression opportunities.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

If you’re looking for a Principal-level role where you can combine technical excellence, project leadership and team development while contributing to major infrastructure projects across the UK, we’d like to hear from you