Principal Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Gloucester is seeking a Principal Civil Infrastructure Engineer to oversee the technical delivery of projects, ensuring high-quality and accurate engineering standards. The ideal candidate will have a degree or equivalent, with at least eight years of experience and familiarity with design responsibility. Additional benefits include flexible working, professional development funding, and enhanced leave policies.

Benefits

Flexible working scheme

Payment of professional membership fees

ICE support with mentorship programme

Personal development funding scheme

Bonus scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Free access to a financial advisor

Free travel insurance for you and your family

Free medical insurance for you and your family

Cycle-to-work scheme

Childcare vouchers

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or equivalent.
• Desirable knowledge in Microdrainage, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft Office.
• At least eight years of post-graduate experience.
• UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical delivery of projects.
• Ensure quality and accuracy of engineering designs.
• Engage confidently with clients.
• Report directly to the Civil Engineering Director.

Skills

Technical design skills

Empathy and supportiveness

Good written and verbal communication

Design responsibility

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Microdrainage

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client has an opening for a Principal Civil Infrastructure Engineer to join their Gloucester office. The ideal candidate should have an ambition to oversee the technical delivery of a portfolio of projects. In doing so you will ensure the quality and accuracy of the engineering is to the highest standard, and will be responsible for the quality management of designs and the commercial performance of projects.

You can expect to work on: commercial housing of all kinds, social housing, care homes, renewable energy projects – notably wind farms, industrial developments, remediation and commercial and industrial across South Wales and the West of England.

What’s on offer

• Flexible working scheme
• Payment of professional membership fees
• ICE support with mentorship programme
• Personal development funding scheme
• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced annual leave
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Free access to a financial advisor
• Free travel insurance for you and your family
• Free medical insurance for you and your family
• A cycle-to-work scheme
• Childcare vouchers

The role

• To be empathetic and supportive of staff working with their design team and will be confident and engaging with our valued clients.
• You will undertake technical design work and reporting themselves so they will be required to have good written and verbal communications skills.
• They will be highly competent in the design of drainage, highways and Civil infrastructure and will be used to the various adoption procedures for highway authorities and water utilities.
• The successful candidate will report directly to the Civil Engineering Director.

What you need to succeed

• To be degree qualified / or equivalent
• It will be desirable to have a working knowledge of Micro drainage, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Microsoft Office software
• The successful candidate is likely to have at least eight years post graduate experience and will already be used to taking design responsibility for projects.
• To have a UK driving license