Principal Civil Engineer

Austin Fraser; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning consulting engineer seeks a Principal Civil Engineer to join their Bristol team. This innovative firm offers a unique opportunity to lead exciting projects from concept to completion, with a strong focus on collaboration and client satisfaction. You will benefit from a flexible holiday allowance, a company pension scheme, and the chance to grow a Civils team alongside the Regional Director. With a commitment to professional development and challenging projects, this role is perfect for someone eager to make a significant impact in their career. Join a team that values creativity, technical expertise, and a proactive approach to engineering solutions.

Benefits

Flexible holiday allowance

Company Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Interesting and challenging projects

Autonomy to lead your own projects

Excellent career progression potential

Qualifications

• Proven experience in UK design consultancy across various sectors.
• Strong client liaison and commercial awareness are essential.

Responsibilities

• Engage in design and project delivery while mentoring colleagues.
• Lead projects with autonomy and manage a Civils team.

Skills

UK design consultancy experience

Client liaison experience

Commercial awareness

Experience with Section Agreements

AutoCAD proficiency

Civil3D proficiency

WinDes proficiency

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil3D

WinDes

Job description

My client is an award-winning consulting engineer with decades of experience, vast technical expertise and a friendly, proactive approach that their clients really value.

Over the years they have delivered projects of every size, in every sector, with every kind of complexity. Whatever the challenge, from concept to completion, they deliver imaginative, integrated engineering solutions that are rigorously designed, robustly cost effective and reliably buildable.

They now have a vacancy at Principal Civil Engineer level within their Bristol team.

You would need

1. UK design consultancy experience across a range of sectors - notably Residential
2. Sound client liaison experience and being commercially aware
3. Experience with Section Agreements 278, 38, 185 and 104
4. Fully conversant in the use of software such as AutoCAD, Civil3D, WinDes or their equivalents
5. Hands on approach, with a desire to remain engaged in design and project delivery
6. Willingness to grow a Civils team alongside the Regional Director - helping line manage/mentor colleagues
7. Good organisation, communication, and presentation skills
8. You will have a good level of previous experience in the industry and have an aspiration to start a new and exciting chapter in your career

Why Join

1. Flexible holiday allowance
2. Company Pension scheme
3. Hybrid working
4. Interesting and challenging projects
5. A chance to be in at the start of a new journey
6. Autonomy to lead your own projects
7. Excellent career progression potential