Principal Civil Engineer

Lead the Development of Ground-Breaking Energy Infrastructure Projects.

Our Client has a requirement for a Principal Civil Engineer, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Nottinghamshire.

The Civil & Structural Design Authority Engineer will provide technical leadership and engineering assurance for major infrastructure developments within a highly regulated environment. The role will ensure civil, structural and site infrastructure designs are safe, compliant, integrated and aligned with programme delivery requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

• Provide authoritative civil and structural engineering leadership within a Design Authority framework
• Define and maintain the civil design basis, standards and technical requirements
• Review, challenge and approve civil and structural design outputs to ensure technical integrity
• Establish and manage engineering governance, design controls and review processes
• Ensure integration between buildings, structures, site infrastructure and wider engineering systems
• Support the development of design solutions across concept, definition and delivery phases
• Lead early-stage concept development where design maturity is low or requirements are evolving
• Identify, assess and manage technical risks, assumptions and engineering uncertainties
• Support engineering readiness reviews and lifecycle progression activities
• Contribute to planning, permitting and construction readiness activities
• Provide technical input into safety-related engineering deliverables
• Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to achieve programme objectives
• Exercise independent engineering judgement and provide technical challenge where required
• Support compliance with statutory requirements, engineering standards and industry best practice

• Degree-qualified Civil or Structural Engineer
• Chartered Engineer status , or demonstrable progress towards professional registration
• Significant experience within highly regulated, safety-critical industries such as nuclear, energy, defence, infrastructure or major projects
• Proven experience providing technical leadership on complex civil and structural engineering programmes
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, assurance and design control processes
• Experience managing technical risk, interfaces, assumptions and requirements
• Knowledge of buildings, structures, groundworks and site-wide infrastructure design
• Understanding of design integration across multidisciplinary engineering environments
• Familiarity with CDM Regulations and wider statutory obligations
• Experience supporting projects through concept, design development and construction readiness phases
• Ability to make sound engineering decisions in environments where design information may be incomplete or evolving
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability

• Candidates must be eligible to obtain BPSS clearance prior to commencement
• Eligibility to obtain Security Clearance (SC) may be required