Permanent

Principal Civil Engineer

RGB

Bristol, City of Bristol, BS1 6WS

£50000 - £60000 per annum

Posted: 13 June 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Closing date: 13 July 2026

Ref: 110000

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About the Role

The Principal Civil Engineer will join a Bristol-based civils team, reporting to the Technical Director and supporting team operations. This permanent role, with a salary between £50,000 and £60,000, involves working alongside Graduates, Technicians, and Senior Engineers on development infrastructure projects spanning residential, commercial, and education sectors. The position requires managing detailed design of highways, drainage, and wider infrastructure using AutoCAD, Microdrainage, and Civil/Site3D. Candidates should possess substantial industry experience and will be responsible for project delivery, coordinating design outputs, and mentoring junior staff. This role offers direct involvement in a varied project pipeline within a collaborative office environment.

For more information on this vacancy, please reach out to Jason at RGB Recruitment.
Principal Civil Engineer – Bristol
Salary £50,000 - £60,000
A key client of ours are looking to take on a Principal Engineer to join their busy civils team in their Bristol office. This person would be working closely with the Technical Director for the general running of the team.
You would be working in a talented team of Graduates, Technicians, Senior and Principal Engineer to work on a range of development infrastructure projects -they are working on a nice mixture of residential, commercial and education projects.
We require someone who has good, relevant industry experience on detailed design of highway, drainage and infrastructure using:
AutoCAD, Microdrainage and Civil/Site3D, you’d also be managing clients and running your own/your teams projects.
There are fantastic progression routes up the company, and his is somewhere where your career could really kick off.
- Salary £50,000 - £55,000
- 25 days holiday
- Company pension
- Bonus scheme
- Ideal central office location
For more information, please reach out!