Principal Civil Engineer

Penguin Recruitment Cambridge, England This week

Type Full Time
Pay £60,000 – £70,000
Work Onsite
Level Senior

Principal Civil Engineer focuses on overseeing calculations, reports and technical outputs.

What the role involves

  • Overseeing calculations, reports and technical outputs.
  • Managing project delivery, budgets and client relationships.

Skills and requirements

  • Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or similar.
  • Strong experience in drainage, SuDS and flood risk design.
  • Proficient in AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Micro.
  • Drainage or similar.

Confirmed role details

  • Ready to step into a leadership role with real influence?
  • This Principal Civil Engineer opportunity in Cambridge offers progression, technical ownership and the chance to shape a growing civil engineering team.
  • A well-established, environmentally focused multi-disciplinary consultancy is strengthening its civil capability across development and regeneration schemes.
  • The Principal Civil Engineer will oversee technical quality, mentor junior staff.

Candidate fit

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

Additional role context

  • Collaborate across multi-disciplinary project teams.

Known job details

  • Pay: £60,000 – £70,000
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