Principal Civil Engineer

Start here. Grow here.

AECOMs Civils Team is seeking a Principal Civil Design Engineer to join our this role you will lead the delivery of civil infrastructure projects across commercial and residential developments providing project management expertise while supporting the continued growth of the business.

Our Business Unit is highly multidisciplinary bringing together civil and highway engineers structural mechanical and electrical/process engineers architects project managers and surveyors. We work across a diverse range of sectors including industrial and logistics development airports infrastructure regeneration and projects for Government Agencies and Local Authorities.

Heres what youll do:

• Provide commercial and technical leadership to teams of engineers and technicians programming workloads and delivering projects to time budget and quality.
• Lead and manage the design and delivery of highways drainage and associated infrastructure for complex multidisciplinary developments.
• Undertake project management responsibilities across a portfolio of schemes.
• Support business development activities within the unit helping to secure new work within the property and development sectors.

Come grow with us:

And lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. Youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days. 

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for:

• Significant experience in UK development-led infrastructure engineering typically gained within a private or consultancy environment.
• A degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Chartered Civil Engineer status or approaching Chartership (MICE).
• Strong technical capability in the design of highways access roads and project infrastructure including road geometry earthworks pavements drainage and underground services.

Additional Information :

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About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time