Principal Civil Design Engineer

Jacobs Manchester, England Dec 23, 2025

Type Part Time
Pay Not listed
Work Hybrid
Level Senior

Principal Civil Design Engineer focuses on leading multidisciplinary civil engineering projects from concept to completion.

What the role involves

  • Leading multidisciplinary civil engineering projects from concept to completion.
  • Delivering innovative and sustainable design solutions across water infrastructure.
  • Overseeing technical delivery, ensuring compliance with regulatory and safety standards.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to drive project success.
  • Showing exemplary behaviour in personal and team health, safety and wellbeing management in accordance with Jacob’s BeyondZero approach.
  • Continue to develop our relationship-based growth model, by fostering relationships with our existing water Clients. #LI-Hybrid #LI-SR2.

Skills and requirements

  • Relevant technical, electrical, mechanical, maintenance, gas, plumbing, or engineering experience may be required.

Confirmed role details

  • We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best.

Candidate fit

  • technical judgement, safe working habits, careful diagnostics, and practical problem-solving

Additional role context

  • Joining our team of nearly 600 water professionals means becoming part of a world-leading consultancy with a reputation for excellence.
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