Principal Civil Engineer

Penguin Recruitment • Birmingham, West Midlands (County), United Kingdom • Posted June 10, 2026

Location Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Job Type Full-time
Category architecture-and-engineering
Posted June 10, 2026
Principal Civil Engineer
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £62,000 - £70,000 plus benefits

I am recruiting for a Principal Civil Engineer to join a respected consultancy delivering major residential, commercial and mixed-use developments across the UK. This is an excellent opportunity for a Principal Civil Engineer who wants to lead complex infrastructure design, influence project direction and help shape a growing civil engineering team.

This Principal Civil Engineer role involves taking ownership of highways, drainage and external works design across high-profile schemes. You will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and technicians and ensure infrastructure delivery meets the highest standards. The role suits someone who enjoys problem-solving, client interaction and setting technical direction within multidisciplinary project teams.

Key Responsibilities
* Lead and check highways design including S38 and S278 schemes
* Oversee drainage strategie...

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