Job Title: Principal Civil Engineer Day Rate: Up to 550 per day (outside IR35) Location: Manchester, with occasional site visits (expenses paid) Type: 12-month Contract Full-time Hybrid (1-2 days WFH) About the Role: You'll be leading on the design and delivery of varied water sector projects, including: Sewage treatment works upgrades Clean water main replacements IED schemes at sewage treatment works CSO upgrades and storm storage solutions This senior role involves steering technical excellence while working closely with both internal teams and regulated water clients. About the Client: Our client is a trusted engineering design consultancy operating across the UK rail and utilities sectors. With a solid reputation and a growing portfolio, they are known for their collaborative culture and strong values. Wellbeing is central to their ethos - they prioritise a safe, fair and positive workplace where people can do their best work. Key Responsibilities:...

Senior / Principal Civil Engineer Leeds A growing multidisciplinary Consultancy in Leeds is looking to appoint a Senior or Principal Civil Engineer to play a key role in the next stage of its growth, following the award of a major new project and a continued increase in workload across the business. Established in 2013, the business has built a strong reputation delivering complex infrastructure and engineering projects across the UK. While the company has a long-standing background within rail depot and train facility infrastructure, the business today operates as a genuinely multidisciplinary Consultancy offering Architecture, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering and M&E design services across a broad mix of sectors and technically challenging projects. Their approach is heavily shaped by real construction experience, with a strong focus on delivering practical, buildable and commercially aware solutions rather than purely theoretical design work. The team works...

Principal Civil Engineer Newcastle For many experienced Civil Engineers, the next move is not just about a bigger project portfolio or a salary increase. It is about finding a business where they can genuinely influence technical delivery, help shape a growing team and see a long-term pathway toward senior leadership. A well-established, employee-owned engineering Consultancy in central Newcastle is looking to appoint a Principal Civil Engineer to become a key technical figure within its growing office. With a strong and increasing pipeline of secured work across infrastructure, flood risk, environmental and water-related engineering projects, the business is continuing to invest heavily in its North East operation and is looking for someone who wants to be part of that journey long term. The office itself is less than ten minutes' walk from the train station and operates with an extremely flexible hybrid working model, with no expectation to be in more than three days a week....

Are you an experienced Senior Civil Design Engineer ready to step up to an Associate/ Principal level or already working at Associate/ Principal level and looking for a new challenge? A respected consultancy with a growing civils team is seeking a motivated and versatile engineer to help shape their future growth. You will work closely with the Senior Engineers and the other Associates within a dynamic team of 10+, taking responsibility for leading projects, mentoring junior staff, and delivering a wide variety of civil engineering schemes. This is an opportunity to join a business with exciting growth plans, including building their Edinburgh office and doubling in size over the next three years. The team undertakes a diverse mix of projects, including: Housebuilding infrastructure Active travel and public realm schemes High-profile developments across the UK. Experience needed: Chartered or close to chartered All-round civil engineering design experience across...

Job Title: Principal Civil Engineer Salary: 60,000 - 70,000 (dependent on experience) Location: Exeter, Manchester, Croydon Type: Permanent Full-time Hybrid working About the Role: This is a Principal Civil Engineer position within a multidisciplinary water sector team delivering complex infrastructure design projects across the UK. You will take a leading role in managing technical delivery across optioneering, outline, and detailed design stages, ensuring high-quality outputs that meet client and regulatory standards. You will also support and guide a team of engineers and technicians while working closely with major UK water utilities and contractor partners on large-scale infrastructure schemes. About the client: Our client is a long-established multidisciplinary consultancy operating across the built and natural environment. They deliver engineering and advisory services across infrastructure, buildings, and regeneration, with a strong emphasis on...

A well-established engineering consultancy delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK power and energy sector is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to join its growing Civil & Structural Power team. This is a senior technical and project leadership opportunity, offering the chance to influence the delivery of complex power and energy infrastructure schemes from concept through to construction. The role combines hands-on engineering involvement with team leadership, project management and technical mentoring responsibilities. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of large multidisciplinary projects - or oversee several smaller schemes simultaneously - working closely with internal design teams, clients and key stakeholders across the wider business. Key Responsibilities: Lead the delivery of civil and structural engineering projects within the power and energy sector Manage multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on...

A well-established engineering consultancy delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK power and energy sector is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to join its growing Civil & Structural Power team. This is a senior technical and project leadership opportunity, offering the chance to influence the delivery of complex power and energy infrastructure schemes from concept through to construction. The role combines hands-on engineering involvement with team leadership, project management and technical mentoring responsibilities. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of large multidisciplinary projects - or oversee several smaller schemes simultaneously - working closely with internal design teams, clients and key stakeholders across the wider business. Key Responsibilities: Lead the delivery of civil and structural engineering projects within the power and energy sector Manage multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on...

A well-established engineering consultancy delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK power and energy sector is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to join its growing Civil & Structural Power team. This is a senior technical and project leadership opportunity, offering the chance to influence the delivery of complex power and energy infrastructure schemes from concept through to construction. The role combines hands-on engineering involvement with team leadership, project management and technical mentoring responsibilities. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of large multidisciplinary projects - or oversee several smaller schemes simultaneously - working closely with internal design teams, clients and key stakeholders across the wider business. Key Responsibilities: Lead the delivery of civil and structural engineering projects within the power and energy sector Manage multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on...

A well-established engineering consultancy delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK power and energy sector is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to join its growing Civil & Structural Power team. This is a senior technical and project leadership opportunity, offering the chance to influence the delivery of complex power and energy infrastructure schemes from concept through to construction. The role combines hands-on engineering involvement with team leadership, project management and technical mentoring responsibilities. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of large multidisciplinary projects - or oversee several smaller schemes simultaneously - working closely with internal design teams, clients and key stakeholders across the wider business. Key Responsibilities: Lead the delivery of civil and structural engineering projects within the power and energy sector Manage multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on...

A well-established engineering consultancy delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK power and energy sector is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to join its growing Civil & Structural Power team. This is a senior technical and project leadership opportunity, offering the chance to influence the delivery of complex power and energy infrastructure schemes from concept through to construction. The role combines hands-on engineering involvement with team leadership, project management and technical mentoring responsibilities. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of large multidisciplinary projects - or oversee several smaller schemes simultaneously - working closely with internal design teams, clients and key stakeholders across the wider business. Key Responsibilities: Lead the delivery of civil and structural engineering projects within the power and energy sector Manage multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on...

A well-established engineering consultancy delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK power and energy sector is seeking an experienced Principal Engineer to join its growing Civil & Structural Power team. This is a senior technical and project leadership opportunity, offering the chance to influence the delivery of complex power and energy infrastructure schemes from concept through to construction. The role combines hands-on engineering involvement with team leadership, project management and technical mentoring responsibilities. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of large multidisciplinary projects - or oversee several smaller schemes simultaneously - working closely with internal design teams, clients and key stakeholders across the wider business. Key Responsibilities: Lead the delivery of civil and structural engineering projects within the power and energy sector Manage multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, on...

Civil Design Engineer/Senior Civil Design Engineer/ Principal Civil Design Engineer/Associate Civil Design Engineer - Water Location: North West/Hybrid (2/3 days in the office) Contract Type: Permanent Or Contract (Outside IR35) - Full Time The Role We are seeking experienced Civil Design Engineers (with clean/wastewater experience) at a range of levels to produce high-quality civil engineering design deliverables across the regulated water industry. You will play a key role in delivering safe, compliant, and efficient designs, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and supporting the development of CAD technicians. Key Responsibilities Produce civil engineering design deliverables that meet safety, quality, and regulatory requirements Prepare design calculations, drawings, reports, specifications, and design risk assessments Deliver designs in accordance with relevant technical, professional, and water company standards Carry out hydraulic...

Principal Structural Engineer - Joint Inspection Team (Wales) Salary: 50,000 - 60,000 full-time equivalent (pro rata; actual salary based on part-time hours) Contract: Fixed term to 31 March 2027 (with potential extension) Working Pattern: Part-time (hours to be agreed) Location: Pan-Wales / Remote with travel across Wales About the Role The Adecco Public Sector Built Environment, Building and Fire Safety team is delighted to be working in partnership with the Joint Inspection Team in Wales to support the continued delivery of this important and high-impact service. This is a unique opportunity to join the established Joint Inspection Team (JIT) in Wales, working at the forefront of building safety across multi-occupied residential buildings. The JIT brings together expertise from Fire & Rescue Authorities, Local Authorities and Building Control to assess and improve safety standards in high-rise and mid-rise residential buildings across Wales. As...

Principal Structural Engineer London SE1 60k- 70k Leading firm of well established consulting civil and structural engineers with over 100 staff require a principal structural engineer to be based out of their London office. The role could suit a candidate who has reached a glass ceiling in their current practice and wants to develop further. You will be expected to assist in hands on design, managing staff, business development, client and project management and mentoring graduates. Aspirations for a fast track promotion to Associate leading a team would be preferable. This firm have a strong industry name and offer progression within a friendly and dynamic environment. Members of the firm play an active role in the IStructE and other industry bodies and are frequently called upon for their expert advice on complex structural issues. They offer a nationwide service to the construction industry from offices in several UK locations. The firm offers a range of specialist...

Lead Test Engineer - Inside IR35 - 600 to 640 per day via umbrella - 12-month contract - SC Clearance is essential (Experience in driving or supporting transformation from monolithic systems to distributed micro-services architectures in Java - is essential) Start date - 25/05/2026 is essential Leeds or Manchester based - in the office not home based Essential Skills & Experience: Technical Expertise: Strong experience designing and implementing test strategies for microservices environments Hands-on automation experience using: o Java, Selenium, Rest Assured o API, contract, and integration testing ( Experience working with monolith and microservices systems is essential) Knowledge of: o CI/CD pipelines o Spring Boot-based applications o Performance testing fundamentals Modern Testing Practices: o Contract testing, API testing, and asynchronous messaging (e.g. Kafka) o Non-functional testing (performance, accessibility) Experience...

Senior / Principal Structural Engineer Wakefield There are plenty of consultancies talking about "exciting growth" right now. Very few can genuinely back it up with the kind of project variety, technical freedom and trust this business gives its engineers. This is an opportunity to join a genuinely different multidisciplinary Consultancy where Structural Engineers are not boxed into one narrow specialism. The team takes a holistic approach to engineering, meaning you will be involved across both structural and civil elements of schemes, working closely with colleagues throughout the full development lifecycle rather than being isolated in a siloed design role. The business has built a strong reputation across commercial, industrial, leisure and complex development projects, delivering everything from early feasibility and site acquisition advice through to detailed design, enabling works, drainage strategies, infrastructure and construction support. Their engineers are heavily...

Role: Project Manager (Civils) Position: Contract Location: Leiston / hybrid Days on Site: 3 days Duration: Approx until 31st Dec 2026 Pay: up to 484 PAYE - 700 Umbrella The Civil Works Programme comprises a series of projects that will be delivered over a 10-year period. Each element of the scope has been assigned to a combination of participants that will be responsible and accountable for the delivery. The Civils Programme will deliver the Sizewell C Civil Engineering scope to support the MEH erection in the Nuclear, Conventional and Heat Sink islands. The Civil Works Programme is responsible for delivering: Enabling and Earthworks: sea defences, access facilities, civil engineering work to support site establishment, diaphragm walling around the nuclear plant footprint, dewatering, excavation and earthworks. Tunnelling and Marine: beach landing facility, jetty, shafts and intake and outfall tunnels for the nuclear plant cooling systems. Main civil...

Advance TRS are delighted to be supporting a leading engineering consultancy as a preferred recruitment partner for the appointment of a Project Technical Lead within their growing Water Utilities team. Our client is a well-established consultancy delivering major infrastructure and environmental projects across the UK and internationally, with a strong reputation within the water sector for technical excellence, innovation, and long-term framework partnerships. About the Team The Water Utilities division delivers a wide range of clean water and wastewater treatment projects across the UK and Ireland, supporting key investment programmes aimed at improving water quality, protecting the environment, and ensuring resilient infrastructure for future generations. Their multi-disciplinary teams provide support across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility and outline design through to detailed design and project delivery. This provides an excellent opportunity for...

Principal / Associate Geo-Environmental Engineer - Contaminated Land The opportunity We're working with a well-respected, large scale, independent civil and structural consultancy in central London that's growing fast. They've built a strong Ground Engineering division and are now investing seriously in contaminated land - and they need the right person to help lead it. This isn't a pure delivery role. There's a healthy pipeline and an established client base already feeding through the business, so the commercial foundations are there. What they need is a technically strong Geo-Environmental Engineer to take ownership of the contaminated land specialism and help drive it forward. What you'll be doing Leading contaminated land projects from Phase 1 desk studies through to complex, multi-phase intrusive investigations Producing and reviewing Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessments (DQRA) and human health / controlled waters risk assessments on technically demanding sites...

Principal Structural Engineer London SE1 60k- 70k Leading firm of well established consulting civil and structural engineers with over 100 staff require a team leading structural engineer to be based out of their London office. The role could suit a candidate who has reached a glass ceiling in their current practice and wants to develop further. You will be expected to assist in hands on design, managing staff, business development, client and project management and mentoring graduates. Aspirations for future progression to Associate would be desirable. This firm have a strong industry name and offer progression within a friendly and dynamic environment. Members of the firm play an active role in the IStructE and other industry bodies and are frequently called upon for their expert advice on complex structural issues. They offer a nationwide service to the construction industry from offices in several UK locations. The firm offers a range of specialist services, all...