Principal Civil Engineer

Job description

Senior / Principal Civil Engineer

Cardiff

Paying up to £55,000 depending on experience

We are looking for bright, enthusiastic, and open-minded individuals to join our client’s friendly team in Cardiff to help lead their Drainage Infrastructure team.

Working within a dynamic team and overseen by an Associate Director, you will assist in leading the delivery of the Civil Engineering design on a range of challenging projects across the infrastructure sector with a focus on Sustainable Urban Drainage and conventional surface water drainage design.

Benefits

• Agile/flexible working to support the personal lives of staff
• 24 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays, 3/4 are mandated to be taken at Christmas when the office shuts down)
• Additional one-day annual leave allowance for every 5 years in employment
• Life insurance and life assurance policies and a health care cash plan (Westfield)
• Contributory pension scheme Employee (5%) Employer (7%)
• We pay professional institution membership fees (ICE, CIWEM, IStructE RICS; etc.)
• We provide a pathway to Professional Membership
• Formal, external training courses
• Regular in-house peer-to-peer training sessions and regular external lunchtime CPD sessions
• Social benefits (football, yoga, charity support)

Skills / Qualifications Required

• 7+ years’ experience with surface, and foul water design and/or construction to Sewers for Adoption and Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
• Civil Engineering degree – Preferably a Masters
• Have or be close to completion of Professional Qualification with the Institution of Civil Engineers or Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
• Adept at 3D design and modelling using software such as MicroDrainage, InfoDrainage, AutoCAD, Civils 3D, and Autodesk ICM
• Water Authority statutory approval processes such as S104, S106 etc
• SuDS Approval Body approval
• Awareness of National Planning Policy and Infrastructure design requirements relating to flood risk management
• Ability to manage a team of people with varying levels of experience and provide the technical support and resource planning in line with our Integrated Management Systems required to deliver our projects
• Ability to manage concurrent projects ensuring the prioritisation of tasks and deliverables to ensure effective client delivery
• Ability to create and maintain relationships with statutory bodies such as Natural Resources Wales and Environment Agency
• Ability to work using own initiative and demonstrate a methodical approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Cardiff

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

05-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English