Principal Civil Engineer

Penguin Recruitment
📍 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 19, 2026

Job Description

Principal Civil Engineer
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000

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. As a Principal Civil Engineer, you will lead drainage design, Flood Risk Assessments and SuDS strategies from concept through to detailed delivery.

The Principal Civil Engineer will oversee technical quality, mentor junior staff and manage client relationships while working closely with environmental and planning teams. This Principal Civil Engineer role combines hands-on design expertise with leadership responsibility within a growing Cambridge office.

Key responsibilities
* Lead drainage design, SuDS strategies and ...

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Job Details

  • Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category architecture-and-engineering
  • Posted Date June 19, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 29, 2026