Principal Civil Engineer - Croydon

Zodiac Recruitment; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer for their Croydon office. The successful candidate will manage diverse civil engineering projects, combining managerial and technical roles, within an agile working environment. This position offers excellent benefits including a matched pension scheme and continuous development opportunities. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Civil Engineering and relevant experience.

Benefits

Pension matched up to 7%

Life insurance

Annual professional institution subscription

Continuous development opportunities

Agile / flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Annual company performance bonus

Flexible benefits including cycle to work

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Chartered (or Incorporated) Engineer.
• Demonstrable experience in design of highway and civil infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Combine managerial duties and technical delivery.
• Lead project delivery to quality, budget and timescales.
• Support junior staff and act as mentor.

Skills

Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Chartered (or Incorporated) Engineer

Experience in design of highway and civil infrastructure projects

Ability to lead a design team

Experience in BIM environment

Programme and resource management experience

Client relationship development

Problem solving skills

Mentorship abilities

Confident and articulate

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Salary Up to £65,000 Vacancy type Permanent Categories Civil Engineering Job reference MB346

Principal Civil Engineer

£50k-£65k + benefits

Croydon

MB346

Job Description

Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees? We are looking to recruit a talented Principal Civil Engineer to join our clients’ growing Infrastructure team in Croydon working on a variety of exciting projects for a diverse range of clients and sectors.

The role offers the successful Principal Civil Engineer the opportunity to develop their skills and progress their career working as a part of a team of innovative engineers and specialists. The right Principal Civil Engineer shall be able to combine managerial duties and technical delivery, promote a collaborative approach and take a leading role in delivering projects to quality, budget and timescales. You will be offered, and be expected to take on, a high degree of autonomy and responsibility and able to contribute to further growing the Infrastructure team's profile and work portfolio through successful bidding and enhanced reputation.

The role offers the successful Principal Civil Engineer the opportunity to develop their skills and progress their career working as a part of a team of innovative engineers and specialists.

Principal Civil Engineer Specifications

The successful candidate will ideally meet the following criteria :

• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Chartered (or Incorporated) Engineer
• Demonstrable experience in the design of highway and civil infrastructure projects
• Ability to work within, and where required, lead a design team, and also able to collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams
• Understanding of the use of design tools within a BIM environment
• Experience of managing programmes and resources, delivering to time and budget
• Experience of supporting preparation of fee proposals
• Ability to undertake the Project Manager role
• Willing to support more junior staff and act as mentor in assisting to develop the Infrastructure team’s skill & capability
• Ability to develop client relationships as to help grow the portfolio
• Problem solver, able to offer solutions to challenges
• Confident, articulate, collaborative & proactive
• Eager to learn and to develop their skills and career with training support

The team operates an agile working policy and they welcome applications from Principal Civil Engineers who are looking for a balance of home and office working. They are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities they serve. They recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Benefits they offer

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Continuous development opportunities
• Agile / flexible working – because life isn’t 9-5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies – for parents and care givers
• Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans.
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

What to do next for this Principal Civil Engineer position

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