Principal Engineer

Pell Frischmann; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and infrastructure firm in Manchester is seeking a Civil Engineer to join their team. You will be responsible for implementing project requirements, supervising site projects, and ensuring compliance with design standards. The ideal candidate should have a BEng in Civil Engineering and over 3 years of experience in civil and drainage design. Excellent communication skills and client management are essential. The role offers opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience as a civil engineer in the design of civil projects and drainage design.
• Good understanding of Health and Safety including CDM responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Implement project requirements to meet client brief.
• Supervise site-based projects and junior staff as needed.
• Review and approve work including third-party proposals.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Drainage Design

Project Management

AutoCAD

Microdrainage

Client Liaison

Education

BEng in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)

Tools

Microdrainage

AutoCAD

Civils 3D

Job description

Main Purpose of the Job

Based in our Manchester or Mold office you will be part of a hardworking and growing team of Transport & Infrastructure Engineers/Consultants. Each office is based in an excellent location within easy reach of local stations, with parking easily available nearby/onsite. You will work with our other offices across the country as part of a wider national team to help drive successful delivery of projects and enforce our core business values. We work on projects across the country with the wider Transport & Infrastructure Team and currently have a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from local authority framework commissions, active travel commissions, infrastructure development work including S278, S38 and S104, and a variety of mixed‑use residential development projects.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement project requirements to fully meet the client brief in accordance with relevant standards.
• Collate project information, liaise and engage with clients and third parties as required.
• Supervise site‑based projects as required.
• Assist or lead project delivery, supervising and delegating to more junior members of staff as required.
• Review and approve your own work and that of others, including third‑party design proposals.
• Collaborate effectively within an established team and contribute to a positive team culture.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Essential

• BEng in Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
• 3+ years experience as a civil engineer in the design of civil projects and drainage design in residential and commercial projects.
• Good working knowledge of software such as Microdrainage, Causeway Flow, AutoCAD.
• Detailed knowledge of drainage design standards, construction practices, asset management, and relevant legislation.
• Experience preparing drainage strategies, FRA’s S104/S106 Agreements.
• Good understanding of Health and Safety including CDM responsibilities.
• Day‑to‑day management and leadership of project design, overseeing designs produced by consultants and managing input from other disciplines.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Client liaison and management.
• Experience managing project workloads, finances, and ensuring compliance with briefs and financial constraints.
• Utility coordination and clash detection.
• Experience mentoring and developing less‑experienced staff, and ability to build effective working relationships.

Preferred

• Experience in delivering sustainable results in a large organisation.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to identify and deliver outcomes‑focused solutions.
• Ability to design highway engineering solutions, analyse complex information, and use relevant software for modelling and analysis.
• Development of Highways Specifications.
• Civils 3D.
• Ideally good experience of drainage design and use of analytical modelling tools.
• Clear, confident, and enthusiastic communication skills, both written and oral, to explain complex data to non‑specialist audiences and stakeholders.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and embodying organisational values and behaviours.

Skills

• Ability to work under pressure, with good organisational skills and the ability to plan, organise and manage a complex workload with shifting deadlines to meet specific targets.
• Experience working in a complex fast‑paced design and project/programme management environment, ideally in infrastructure or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to identify and deliver outcomes‑focused solutions to complex situations.
• Ability to design highway engineering solutions, analyse complex information and use relevant software for modelling and analysis.
• Development of Highways Specifications.
• Civils 3D.
• Ideally good experience of drainage design and use of analytical modelling tools.
• Clear, confident, and enthusiastic communication skills, both written and oral, to explain complex data to non‑specialist audiences and stakeholders.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and embodying organisational values and behaviours.