Principal Civil Engineer: Lead Infrastructure & Growth

AECO; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Principal Civil Engineer to provide technical leadership across a portfolio of development projects, including site due diligence, masterplanning, and detailed design. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams across the UK and abroad, ensuring technical excellence and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes client engagement, business growth, mentoring, and delivering complex infrastructure in sectors including rapidly expanding data centres, with a strong

Qualifications

• CEng MICE or equivalent; leadership at chartered level.
• Experience in development-led infrastructure engineering.
• Experience delivering complex civil infrastructure projects including roads, drainage and earthworks.
• Knowledge of planning, highways, drainage and utility approval processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic civil engineering leadership and governance for development projects.
• Lead, review and approve civil infrastructure designs and specifications.
• Coordinate with civil engineers and specialists across the UK and internationally.
• Support client engagement, business development and thought leadership; mentor engineers.
• Undertake project management across a portfolio of schemes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Technical governance

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Tools

BIM modelling

Job description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Principal Civil Engineer to provide technical leadership across a portfolio of development projects, including site due diligence, masterplanning, and detailed design. You will lead cross-disciplinary teams across the UK and abroad, ensuring technical excellence and regulatory compliance.

The role emphasizes client engagement, business growth, mentoring, and delivering complex infrastructure in sectors including rapidly expanding data centres, with a strong