AtkinsRéalis
Principal Civil Engineer ( Flexible across various locations in UK)
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Job Description
Overview
Develop Your Career with One of the Most Diverse Portfolios of Civil Engineering Projects
At AtkinsRéalis, our Design & Advanced Technology practice brings together some of the UK's most diverse engineering and design expertise to tackle the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.
We are looking for a motivated and capable Senior or Principal Civil Engineer to join our growing Civil Engineering team, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions across major infrastructure, transportation, energy, water, aviation, and development projects.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to further develop their technical expertise, broaden their commercial experience, and take on greater responsibility working towards technical leadership, design management, or people leadership within a supportive and collaborative environment.
You will become part of a high-performing team supporting a diverse portfolio of work across multiple sectors and clients. Our projects range from local residential and commercial developments to some of the UK’s largest and most complex infrastructure, nuclear, and defence programmes, providing exceptional opportunities to broaden your experience, deepen your technical expertise, and accelerate your career progression.
When you join us, you'll become part of a collaborative community of experts who challenge conventional thinking and push the boundaries of engineering excellence.
You'll benefit from:
- Opportunities to work across a wide variety of sectors, projects, and clients.
- Exposure to a diverse range of engineering challenges, from local developments to complex nationally significant infrastructure programmes.
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally.
- Opportunities to influence project outcomes from concept through to delivery.
- A culture that encourages innovation, technical excellence, and professional growth.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements that support work-life balance.
- Clear career progression pathways and professional development opportunities
We offer hybrid working which involves 3 days per week being office/site based. This position can be based from any of our major offices of London Nova, Epsom, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, or Glasgow. It can also be based in our regional offices of Leeds, Newcastle, Peterborough, Exeter, Derby, Cardiff, or Swansea.
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Your Role
The role offers broad project exposure, technical development, and clear opportunities for progression within a collaborative and growing team.
You will:
- Lead and contribute to the design and delivery of civil engineering solutions across a diverse project portfolio.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across multiple disciplines to develop integrated and sustainable outcomes.
- Support project delivery from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design and construction.
- Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and project partners.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to developing engineers.
- Contribute to innovation, continuous improvement, and the adoption of new technologies.
- Help identify opportunities that create additional value for clients and communities.
About You
We're interested in people who are technically strong, commercially aware, and genuinely enjoy collaborative working.
You’ll ideally bring:
- Experience in civil engineering design and project delivery.
- A degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
- Chartered or Incorporated status with Institute of Civil Engineers or an equivalent institution OR extensive experience and the ability to become chartered with the ICE within 12 months.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary project environments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- A passion for solving complex engineering challenges.
- A commitment to innovation, sustainability, and technical excellence.
Rewards & Benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards, and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data, and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers, and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.
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Additional Information
Security clearance
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
Worker Type
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Job Type
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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
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