At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead highways and drainage designs for exciting infrastructure projects.
- Company: Established design consultancy in South West London with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 25 days annual leave, healthcare, hybrid working, and bonus.
- Other info: Opportunity for mentoring and professional growth in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on high-profile rail and energy projects while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Significant experience in highways and drainage design; Chartered Civil Engineer preferred.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
Location: South West London
Working: Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days home
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Are you an experienced Principal Civil Engineer with a strong background in highways and drainage design? I'm working with a well-established multi-disciplinary design consultancy in South West London, who are looking for a Principal Civil Engineer to take a senior technical and client-facing role within their growing team.
You will take responsibility for the delivery of highways and drainage designs across a range of infrastructure projects, providing technical leadership and working closely with clients, contractors and other design disciplines. The consultancy works alongside Tier 1 contractors on high-profile projects across the UK, with particular exposure to the rail and power/electrical infrastructure sectors.
As well as leading design delivery, you will have the opportunity to play an active role in tendering, work winning, design strategy, risk management and client development. You will also support the development of the wider civil engineering team through coaching and sharing technical expertise.
You will ideally have:
- Significant experience in highways and drainage design
- Proven experience operating at Principal level
- Strong consultancy and infrastructure experience
- Experience within rail, power or electrical infrastructure would be advantageous
- Chartered Civil Engineer status or equivalent
- Experience contributing to tenders and work-winning
- Strong technical, project and client management skills
- Experience mentoring or managing junior engineers
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- A full, clean driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the UK when required
The package includes:
- 25 days' annual leave
- Healthcare
- Critical illness insurance
- Bonus
- Pension
- Hybrid working
This is an excellent opportunity for an established Principal Engineer looking for a role where they can combine technical leadership, project delivery, client interaction and business development, while working on some genuinely high-profile infrastructure projects.
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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Principal Drainage & Highways Engineer - Rail/Energy employer: Aldwych Consulting
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