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Principal Engineer
Job Posted: 43 minutes ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bridgend, Bridgend county borough
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Principal Engineer
Bridgend
Permanent salary + benefits package
This is an exceptional opportunity to join one of the UK’s fastest-growing contractors as a Principal Engineer to lead on complex civil engineering projects across our growing portfolio.
This role is ideal if you’re looking to work in a supportive but ambitious environment with clear career progression and proactive employee engagement.
Job Purpose
* Lead the technical delivery of complex civil engineering projects across portfolio, ensuring excellence in design, construction methodology, and risk management.
* The Principal Engineer acts as a strategic advisor, technical authority, and mentor, driving innovation, quality, and commercial success.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead engineering input across preconstruction stages — from early feasibility and outline design through to tender submission and handover to delivery teams.
* Provide technical leadership on bids, developing construction methodologies, sequencing, and risk mitigation strategies that maximise value and deliverability.
* Review and challenge designs through buildability reviews, value engineering, and technical risk assessments to ensure compliance, innovation, and cost efficiency.
* Develop and approve temporary and permanent works solutions in collaboration with designers, subcontractors, and suppliers.
* Champion sustainable and low-carbon engineering approaches, integrating SuDS, materials efficiency, and modern methods of construction.
* Support tender teams with technical scope writing, programme inputs, and responses to client technical queries.
* Act as technical advisor during client and consultant engagement meetings, clearly communicating engineering strategies and design rationale.
* Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned from completed projects and embedding them into preconstruction processes.
* Mentor and develop junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and learning within the preconstruction team.
* Fulfil the role of Principal Designer under CDM Regulations 2015, where required.
Key Requirements (Essential)
* Strong technical knowledge of engineering practices and construction standards.
* Chartered Engineer or working towards (CEng) status or equivalent (ICE, IStructE, or similar)
* Demonstrable experience in CDM compliance, risk management, and technical assurance
* Proficiency in design software (e.g., AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, or similar.
* Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary design teams, including mentoring junior engineers and managing workflow
* Experience in client liaison, stakeholder engagement, and technical reporting
Desirable:
* Experience in the energy, renewables.
* Strong understanding of buildability, temporary works, and construction sequencing
* Knowledge of environmental permitting, flood risk, or water-sensitive design
* Qualifications Degree or HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or Construction Management (or equivalent).
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