Principal Civil Engineer – Renewables & Grid Transmission

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Job summary

AECOM seeks a Principal Civil Engineer to support the continued expansion of the Energy team, delivering renewables and transmission/distribution projects across the UK and Ireland. The role covers feasibility through construction, with hybrid work across multiple offices including Edinburgh, Bristol, Belfast and Dublin.

You’ll lead multi-disciplinary teams, assure civil infrastructure design, liaise with clients, and mentor junior staff while advancing your career within a global infrastructure

Qualifications

• BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering.
• Chartered status or working towards chartership with the Institution of Civil Engineers or other relevant Institution.
• Experience in delivering complex multi-disciplinary projects for the Energy Transition industry is highly desirable.
• Experience within UK Transmission & Distribution projects (11KV - 400KV) is highly desirable.
• This role is a technical role, and you will be expected to demonstrate a high degree of technical competency in the design of civil or structural elements.
• In addition to engineering skills, report writing and organisational skills will be key to the role.
• Familiarity with National Grid Technical Specifications (NGTS) or National Grid CDAE status will be an added Advantage.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead verifier on reports including technical feasibility studies and design reports.
• Liaise with clients, manage project work on a day-to-day basis and ensure that the work is delivered within the agreed timescale and budgets.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams
• Lead and manage the design of civil infrastructure including roads, drainage, civil structural infrastructure and external works.
• Prepare and review calculations, detailed design drawings and specificationsensuring compliance with UK standards (BS EN codes, Eurocodes, CDM Regulations).
• Conduct site inspections and respond to technical queries
• Produce high-quality reports (feasibility studies, inspection reports, design documentation)
• Mentor and guide junior staff

Skills

Civil engineering design

Project management

Client liaison

Report writing

Mentoring junior staff

Education

BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering

Chartered status or pursuing

Tools

NGTS familiarity

National Grid CDAE status

Job description

AECOM seeks a Principal Civil Engineer to support the continued expansion of the Energy team, delivering renewables and transmission/distribution projects across the UK and Ireland. The role covers feasibility through construction, with hybrid work across multiple offices including Edinburgh, Bristol, Belfast and Dublin.

You’ll lead multi-disciplinary teams, assure civil infrastructure design, liaise with clients, and mentor junior staff while advancing your career within a global infrastructure