At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative civil engineering projects and tackle complex design challenges.
- Company: Dynamic engineering consultancy with a focus on collaboration and growth.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, private healthcare, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Flexible hours and excellent career progression opportunities await you.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in civil engineering while leading talented teams.
- Qualifications: Chartered or working towards CEng/IEng with civil engineering experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70000 £ per year.
If you thrive on complex design challenges, love leading talented engineers, and want real influence over project direction, this role will feel like a step up, not just a sideways move.
You will bring deep expertise across development infrastructure, drainage strategy, highways design, S278/S38 approvals, SuDS, AutoCAD, and Site3D, using your technical leadership to drive quality across a growing portfolio of projects. This is ideal for someone already acting as a trusted technical lead, or ready to step confidently into that space.
ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE- Lead civil engineering design across drainage, highways, external works, and development infrastructure
- Deliver S278/S38 schemes, SuDS systems, and foul/surface water drainage designs
- Produce and review AutoCAD drawings, Site3D models, technical reports and calculations
- Manage project delivery, programmes, technical approvals and planning submissions
- Coordinate engineers, technicians and project resources across multiple live projects
- Attend client meetings, design team meetings and site visits
- Prepare fee proposals, support BD activity and maintain strong client relationships
- Ensure compliance with DMRB, MfS, Building Regulations and local authority standards
- Lead QA, design reviews, risk management and health & safety in design
- Civil engineering design
- Drainage design (SuDS, attenuation, infiltration, foul & surface water)
- Highways design (S278, S38, access roads, junctions, layouts)
- Development infrastructure
- AutoCAD, Site3D, Civil 3D or similar
- Flood risk, drainage strategies, cut & fill, levels design
- Technical approvals with local authorities and statutory bodies
- Planning applications, pre-apps and condition discharge
- Chartered or working towards CEng/IEng (ICE)
- Degree or HND in Civil Engineering
- Experience in a civil engineering consultancy or multi-disciplinary engineering environment
- Proven experience delivering infrastructure, drainage, and highways projects
- Strong background in project management, team leadership, and client liaison
- Ability to manage multiple civil engineering projects simultaneously
- £60,000 - £70,000 (DOE)
- Performance-related bonus
- Hybrid working (typically 2 days from home)
- Private healthcare scheme
- 24 days holiday + bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Flexible working hours
- Free on-site parking
Principal Civil Engineer employer: Resourcing Group
Join a forward-thinking engineering firm in Portsmouth, where your expertise as a Principal Civil Engineer will be valued and nurtured. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive work culture, you'll have the opportunity to lead innovative projects while enjoying a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including private healthcare and performance-related bonuses. This is not just a job; it's a chance to make a real impact in a collaborative environment that prioritises your professional development.
