Principal Civil Engineer

Black & White Engineering; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Technical leadership

High-profile projects

Professional influence

Mentoring opportunities

Collaborative culture

Career progression

Job summary

Black & White Engineering is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to lead civil design on major data centre developments. You will own technical design packages, coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and drive engineering excellence across the project lifecycle.

You will mentor colleagues, influence standards, and contribute to practical, buildable solutions while supporting technical assurance and best-practice adoption.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in civil engineering design and project delivery.
• Ability to lead technical packages and provide guidance to project teams.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own complex civil engineering design packages for data centre projects.
• Oversee interfaces and coordinate across engineering disciplines.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Support technical assurance and maintain design quality across projects.

Skills

Civil engineering design

Technical leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Standards and regulations

Problem solving

Quality assurance

Job description

Ready to lead the delivery of critical civil engineering solutions that underpin some of the world's most advanced data centre facilities?

As a Principal Civil Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership on large-scale data centre developments, taking ownership of complex civil engineering design packages and helping guide projects from concept through to completion. You'll play a central role in ensuring quality, consistency and excellence across project delivery.

Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you'll oversee civil infrastructure design, coordinate engineering interfaces and support the development of practical, buildable solutions. You'll also contribute to technical assurance, mentoring colleagues and driving engineering best practice across the business.

What's in it for you?

• Technical leadership - Take ownership of complex civil engineering solutions and influence major project decisions.
• High-profile projects - Work on large-scale data centre developments with significant technical and commercial importance.
• Professional influence - Help establish standards, review designs and contribute to engineering excellence across project teams.
• Mentoring opportunities - Support and develop less experienced engineers while strengthening your own leadership skills.
• Collaborative culture - Work closely with experts across multiple engineering disciplines to deliver integrated solutions.
• Long-term career growth - Join a business that values technical expertise and provides clear opportunities for progression.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in civil engineering design and project delivery
• Ability to lead technical packages and provide engineering guidance to project teams
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities
• Knowledge of relevant civil engineering standards, regulations and best practices
• Strong problem-solving skills with a practical and delivery-focused approach
• Ability to review and assure the quality of engineering outputs

In addition, you will also join a community that focuses on learning and development through regular knowledge-sharing sessions and investment in accredited professional courses. You can set the pace for your own development, and whatever path you choose, you will receive the right support.

About Black & White Engineering

Black & White Engineering is a multi-award-winning engineering consultancy with more than 1,300 employees across the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and North America.

We specialise in the full spectrum of engineering design consultancy for the data centre sector, including Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP), Civil & Structural, Design Management, Sustainability, BIM, Power Systems and other infrastructure-related services.

Our engineering approach is grounded in practicality, technical excellence and operational efficiency. With rapid growth across regions, many colleagues have progressed from engineering roles into leadership positions — your future development is supported and recognised.