Full time

Principal Civil Engineer

RGB Recruitment

Bristol, City of Bristol, BS1 5LL

£50000 - £60000 per annum

Posted: 12 June 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Closing date: 12 July 2026

Ref: 60162760

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About the Role

A Principal Civil Engineer is needed by RGB Recruitment to join the civils team in their Bristol office, offering a full-time salary of £50,000 to £60,000 per annum. This role involves working alongside the Technical Director to oversee team operations, managing a group comprising Graduates, Technicians, and Senior Engineers. Responsibilities include leading detailed design on development infrastructure projects across residential, commercial, and education sectors. Candidates require substantial industry experience in highway, drainage, and infrastructure design, with proficiency in AutoCAD, Microdrainage, and Civil/Site3D. The position also entails project management duties within this busy Bristol-based team.

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.