Principal Engineer, Infrastructure team

Ramboll; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll seeks a Principal Engineer for its Infrastructure team in Cambridge. This role involves leading civil engineering design for diverse projects, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Applicants must have a strong educational background in Civil Engineering and demonstrate excellence in communication and project management skills.

Benefits

Investment in your development

Leadership support

Inclusive and diverse work culture

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering principles and project management required.
• Strong background in AutoCAD and financial project oversight.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Civil Engineering / Infrastructure design for various projects.
• Coordinate project research including site surveys and documentation.
• Manage assigned staff and assess their competency on projects.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Health and Safety Regulations

AutoCAD

Financial Management

Education

BEng/MEng (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer, MICE

Tools

AutoCAD

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Principal Engineer, Infrastructure team, Cambridge

Client: Ramboll

Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 94ab27f566ba

Job Views: 5

Posted: 02.06.2025

Expiry Date: 17.07.2025

Job Description

Job Description

Do you enjoy bringing ingenuity, design, and curiosity to your job?

Do you have strong grounding in Engineering principles?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Infrastructure Development team as our new Principal Engineer and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for leading Civil Engineering / Infrastructure design for projects led by this discipline or projects led by other departments where Ramboll’s offering is multi-disciplinary. You will also have a direct connection with the wider Development teams based across the UK.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Coordinate project research including site surveys and site inspections
• Prepare bid and contract documentation
• Prove ability in financial arrangements for projects including fee forecasting, fee preparation, and allocation
• Apply and promote policies relating to health and safety (including CDM Regulations), quality, and training
• Provide guidance, instruct, motivate, and manage assigned staff on the project
• Responsible for the competency assessment of staff involved in the project
• Ability to organize and conduct several activities simultaneously
• Establish relationships with individuals from other organizations, generating market intelligence and new business opportunities
• Able to prepare single discipline bid documentation (in association with other disciplines)

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

These include:

• BEng/MEng (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering
• Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer, MICE
• Good working knowledge of AutoCAD
• Experience or knowledge of resourcing, progress measurement, earned value analysis, completion forecasting, and status reporting
• A confident and professional manner, coupled with excellent communication skills, with clients and colleagues alike, to ensure clarity in all situations and to effectively influence
• Ability to work well under pressure and proven ability to deliver to deadlines

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realise their full potential.