Principal Civil Engineer

RGB Recruitment; Greater Manchester; Vor Ort; GBP 50.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Company pension scheme

Flexible benefits programme

Option to buy additional holidays

Childcare vouchers

Private healthcare

Zusammenfassung

The American Society of Civil Engineers in Wigan seeks an experienced Principal Infrastructure Engineer to lead infrastructure design projects, ensuring technical excellence, commercial awareness, and effective team coordination.

You will manage multiple schemes, provide strategic technical direction, and maintain strong relationships with clients and approving authorities, while guiding and mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifikationen

• 5-10+ years' experience in a similar role within a consultancy environment.
• Degree or HNC in Civil Engineering (or related discipline).
• Strong working knowledge of highway design and drainage/highway supports.

Aufgaben

• Manage, lead, and deliver infrastructure designs for multiple projects on time and within budget.
• Negotiate technical approvals for adoptable works (S104, S38, S278).
• Oversee highway and drainage strategies, ensuring high-quality outputs.
• Maintain effective communication with the internal design team, clients, and external stakeholders.
• Support and mentor junior engineers where appropriate.

Kenntnisse

Highway design

Drainage design

Ground modelling

External works levels design

Ausbildung

Degree or HNC in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PDS

Civil3D

MicroDrainage

Flow

Jobbeschreibung

Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Wigan

£50,000 - £60,000

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We are looking for an experienced Civil Engineer to join a large, multi-disciplinary consultant out of their Wigan office, working on and managing a range of sectors/projects.

The Role

As a Principal Infrastructure Engineer, you will take a leading role in the delivery of infrastructure design projects, ensuring technical excellence, commercial awareness, and effective team coordination.

You will be responsible for managing multiple schemes simultaneously, providing strategic technical direction, and maintaining strong relationships with clients and approving authorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and deliver infrastructure designs for multiple projects on time and within budget.


• Negotiate technical approvals for adoptable works (S104, S38, S278 agreements)


• Oversee highway and drainage strategies, ensuring high-quality outputs.


• Maintain effective communication with the internal design team, clients, and external stakeholders.


• Support and mentor junior engineers where appropriate.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5-10+ years' experience in a similar role within a consultancy environment.


• Degree or HNC qualified in Civil Engineering (or related discipline).


• Strong working knowledge of:

• Highway design and ground modelling


• Drainage design and hydraulic modelling, including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)


• External works levels design,

Ideally, you'll have experience with software packages such as AutoCAD, PDS, Civil3D, MicroDrainage or Flow.

What We Offer

• Salary: £50,000 - £60,000


• Company pension scheme


• Flexible benefits programme, including:

• Option to buy additional holidays


• Childcare vouchers


• Private healthcare

Ongoing training and career development opportunities Flexible working pattern

If you are an experienced infrastructure professional looking to take the next step in your career within a supportive and forward-thinking consultancy, we would love to hear from you.