Principal Civil Engineer

PRINCIPAL CIVIL ENGINEER
Ringwood, Hampshire
Hybrid working available
Salary: £60,000 to £75,000 plus benefits

New year, new job. Are you a Principal Civil Engineer tired of being one of many in a large corporate structure and ready to move into a role where your decisions genuinely shape projects? This is an opportunity to join a leading consultancy where your technical judgement, leadership and experience directly influence outcomes.

You will be anchored to the Ringwood office, working closely with a highly capable regional team while supporting major residential, commercial and mixed-use developments across the UK. Projects are client-led and national in nature, offering variety and technical challenge while maintaining a sensible hybrid working balance.

As a Principal Civil Engineer, you will take ownership of complex infrastructure packages and help set technical standards across the business.

• Leading and checking highways, drainage and external works designs
• Delivering S38, S278, S104 and S98 schemes to approval and construction
• Producing and reviewing drainage strategies, SuDS and pumping station designs
• Coordinating multidisciplinary inputs and managing technical risk
• Liaising with clients, local authorities and contractors
• Mentoring engineers and technicians and driving quality across teams

This role suits an experienced Principal Civil Engineer ready to lead.

• A degree or HNC in Civil Engineering
• Strong experience delivering development infrastructure projects
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Micro Drainage or Info Drainage
• Chartered status or clear progress toward it
• Confident communication and technical leadership skills

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency for this position. For more information, contact Andy Hopkins, our Civil Engineering specialist with over 30 years' recruitment experience.