Principal Engineer

Tetra Tech
📍 Chorley, England, United-Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted February 21, 2026

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Principal Engineer with a strong technical background to support our structural engineering team delivering projects within the nuclear sector. This role is ideally suited to an engineer who has developed a solid technical foundation and is now looking to transition into a hybrid role combining technical leadership with emerging people and project responsibilities.

The Principal Engineer will continue to play a hands-on role in engineering design and analysis, while progressively taking on greater responsibility for technical oversight, mentoring and coordination within project teams. The role offers a clear pathway towards increased leadership responsibility and progression towards Chartered Engineer status.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality engineering design and analysis for nuclear projects, from concept through to detailed design and implementation.
  • Lead defined technical packages of work, ...

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Job Details

  • Location Chorley, England
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Engineering
  • Posted Date February 21, 2026
  • Application Deadline April 02, 2026