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Principal Civil Engineer

Job in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1, England, UK
Listing for: Mott MacDonald Bentley | MMB
Full Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-04-17
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 100000 - 125000 GBP Yearly GBP 100000.00 125000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Your Purpose

As a Principal Civil Engineer within one of our four business units, you’ll provide engineering technical direction, collaborate with key stakeholders, and support multi‑disciplinary project teams. You’ll provide design support for numerous schemes and ensure all designs are fit for purpose, meet current legislation and standards, and are completed on time and within budget. A key aspect of this role includes leading, coaching, and developing junior and less experienced engineers.

What

You’ll Be Doing
  • Check and review civil design deliverables produced by other Civil Engineers to ensure the processes and procedures are followed.
  • Input into Construction Design Management (CDM) and commissioning strategy meetings.
  • Review and ensure the design CDM deliverables have been completed for projects.
  • Maintain portfolio awareness in technical areas and disseminate knowledge across the civil engineering team.
  • Ensure compliance with Minimum Asset Standards and provide constructive challenges when necessary.
  • Work across Alliance project areas and Pan‑Alliance to establish technical common standards and processes.
  • Implement and embrace new digital technologies to achieve fully attributed 3D models.
  • Provide one‑on‑one or team‑based technical guidance and support to engineers.
  • Develop design alerts to promote continuous learning and improvement.
About You

Qualifications:

  • Degree in engineering (or equivalent) and ideally chartered or working towards it.
  • Expertise in reinforced concrete, steel buildings, buried pipework, and site infrastructure.
  • Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Passion for health, safety, and innovative design solutions.
What We Can Offer

At Mott Mac Donald Bentley you will be offered a competitive salary commensurate with your experience.

Our Core Benefits Include
  • Pension matched by employer up to 7%
  • Option to purchase, sell and carry over annual leave
  • Life assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance and Health Screening options
  • 26 weeks maternity leave, enhanced paternity and adoption leave / Shared parental leave
  • Payment of annual professional institution subscription costs
  • Gym Membership discounts UK wide
  • Cycle to work scheme, interest free season ticket loans and discounted dining cards also available
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Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Applications from all backgrounds are welcome.

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