Principal Civil Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consulting firm seeks a Principal Civil Infrastructure Engineer in Gloucester. This role includes overseeing project delivery and ensuring high-quality engineering standards across various infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in civil engineering design, strong communication skills, and a relevant degree. A competitive salary package with numerous perks is offered.

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 qualification in relevant field is essential.
• Desirable knowledge of drainage and civil software tools.
• At least eight years of experience with design responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical delivery of various infrastructure projects.
• Ensure quality management of engineering designs.
• Engage with clients and support staff within the design team.

Skills

Design of drainage

Highways expertise

Civil infrastructure

Good written communication skills

Good verbal communication skills

Education

Degree qualified or equivalent

Tools

Micro drainage

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