Aecom

Aecom

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Principal Civil Engineer

Lead design and delivery of civil infrastructure projects for developments.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)

Job Highlights

Environment
Hybrid

About the Role

• Provide commercial and technical leadership to engineering teams, managing workloads, and delivering projects on time, within budget, and to quality standards. • Lead design and delivery of highways, drainage, and related infrastructure for complex, multidisciplinary developments. • Oversee project management across a portfolio of schemes, ensuring coordination and successful execution. • Support business development efforts to secure new work in property and development sectors.

Key Responsibilities

  • technical leadership
  • design delivery
  • highway design
  • drainage design
  • project management
  • business development

What You Bring

• Possess significant experience in UK development‑led infrastructure engineering, typically from private or consultancy firms. • Hold a Civil Engineering degree and Chartered Engineer status (MICE) or be progressing toward chartership. • Demonstrate strong technical capability in highway and access road design, including geometry, earthworks, pavements, drainage, and underground services.

Requirements

  • civil engineering
  • chartered engineer
  • uk infrastructure
  • highway design
  • earthworks
  • drainage

Benefits

AECOM offers hybrid work flexibility, allowing staff to operate from the office, remotely, or on client sites while fostering an inclusive, safe, and respectful workplace. Employees benefit from comprehensive compensation, wellbeing programs, and a culture that values equity, diversity, and personal growth. • Benefit from hybrid work options, comprehensive compensation and wellbeing programs, and access to industry‑leading technology. • Work in an inclusive, equal‑opportunity environment with disability‑confident interview provisions.

Work Environment

Hybrid

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