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.
The Role
- 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.
About You
- 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.
Desirable (not essential)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
- Experience within the water, utilities, industrial, energy or wider infrastructure sectors.
- Design & Build project experience.
- Experience developing and mentoring junior engineers.
What's on Offer?
- 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
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