Principal Civil Engineer

Principal Civil Engineer £60,000 - £70,000 Portsmouth Full-Time / Permanent If you thrive on complex design challenges, love leading talented engineers, and want real influence over project direction, this role will feel like a step up, not just a sideways move. Youll bring deep expertise across development infrastructure, drainage strategy, highways design, S278/S38 approvals, SuDS, AutoCAD, and Site3D, using your technical leadership to drive quality across a growing portfolio of projects. This is ideal for someone already acting as a trusted technical lead, or ready to step confidently into that space. ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE Lead civil engineering design across drainage, highways, external works, and development infrastructure Deliver S278/S38 schemes, SuDS systems, and foul/surface water drainage designs Produce and review AutoCAD drawings, Site3D models, technical reports and calculations Manage project delivery, programmes, technical approvals and planning submissions Coordinate eng...