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Principal Civil Engineer

Manchester, LEVEL 4, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-12 → 2026-09-28

Core

Lead the delivery of civil infrastructure projects for commercial and residential developments, providing project management expertise and technical leadership.

Role type

Principal Civil Design Engineer (Project Management & Design Lead)

Builds

Highways, drainage, access roads, and associated infrastructure for complex, multidisciplinary developments

Domain

Civil Engineering / Infrastructure Development / UK Property & Development

Required skills

Commercial and technical leadership, project management, design of highways and access roads, road geometry, earthworks, pavements, drainage, underground services, business development support

Preferred skills

Chartered Civil Engineer status (MICE), experience in private or consultancy environment

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Provide commercial and technical leadership to teams of engineers and technicians, Lead and manage the design and delivery of highways and drainage, Undertake project management responsibilities across a portfolio of schemes, Support business development activities within the unit

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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