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About The Role
This full-time Principal Civil Engineer role in Wigan offers £50,000 to £60,000 annually with RGB Recruitment. The successful candidate leads the delivery of infrastructure design schemes, managing several projects concurrently while upholding technical excellence and commercial awareness. Responsibilities include providing strategic direction, coordinating teams, and negotiating approvals with adopting authorities and clients. Applicants need substantial experience in civil engineering design, strong project management abilities, and confidence liaising with external stakeholders. Working from the Wigan office, the postholder ensures schemes finish on schedule and within budget, building lasting professional relationships across sectors.
Principal Infrastructure Engineer
Wigan
£50,000 - £60,000
105124
We are looking for an experienced Civil Engineer to join a large, multi-disciplinary consultant out of their Wigan office, working on and managing a range of sectors/projects.
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The Role
As a Principal Infrastructure Engineer, you will take a leading role in the delivery of infrastructure design projects, ensuring technical excellence, commercial awareness, and effective team coordination.
You will be responsible for managing multiple schemes simultaneously, providing strategic technical direction, and maintaining strong relationships with clients and approving authorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage, lead, and deliver infrastructure designs for multiple projects on time and within budget.
- Negotiate technical approvals for adoptable works (S104, S38, S278 agreements).
- Oversee highway and drainage strategies, ensuring high-quality outputs.
- Maintain effective communication with the internal design team, clients, and external stakeholders.
- Support and mentor junior engineers where appropriate.
Qualifications & Experience
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- 5–10+ years’ experience in a similar role within a consultancy environment.
- Degree or HNC qualified in Civil Engineering (or related discipline).
- Strong working knowledge of:
- Highway design and ground modelling
- Drainage design and hydraulic modelling, including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
- External works levels design
- Ideally, you’ll have experience with software packages such as AutoCAD, PDS, Civil3D, MicroDrainage, or Flow.
What We Offer
- Salary: £50,000 - £60,000
- Company pension scheme
- Flexible benefits programme, including:
- Option to buy additional holidays
- Childcare vouchers
- Private healthcare
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
- Flexible working pattern
If you are an experienced infrastructure professional looking to take the next step in your career within a supportive and forward-thinking consultancy, we would love to hear from you.
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