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A senior or principal civil design engineer leads the design and development of civil engineering projects, ensuring they meet technical, regulatory, and safety standards. They work on large-scale infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, and water systems, providing technical expertise and overseeing design teams.

What are the key responsibilities of a Senior / Principal Civil Design Engineer?

Key tasks include preparing detailed designs, conducting site assessments, coordinating with project teams, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. They also manage design reviews, solve complex engineering problems, and mentor junior engineers.

What skills & qualifications do you need to be a Senior / Principal Civil Design Engineer?

To excel in a Senior or Principal Civil Design Engineer role, you must have strong civil engineering design skills and extensive experience with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, and BIM software. A deep understanding of infrastructure design across highways, bridges, drainage, and water systems is essential.

Project management skills are also critical, ensuring that designs are completed on time and within budget while maintaining compliance with BS EN standards, Eurocodes, and local planning regulations.

Many Senior Civil Design Engineers hold Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or are working towards accreditation with ICE or IStructE, demonstrating their expertise and commitment to professional development.

Why Choose Advance TRS for Civil Engineering Jobs?

As specialist recruiters in civil engineering and infrastructure, Advance TRS connects skilled professionals with leading employers across multiple sectors, including civil engineering design and consultancy, infrastructure, highways, bridge engineering, water, environmental engineering, rail, construction, and energy projects. Our team understands the unique demands of the engineering job market and provides tailored recruitment solutions to match candidates with roles that align with their skills and career ambitions.

Why Work with Us?

Advance TRS offers exclusive access to top civil design engineering jobs, working with some of the most respected employers in the industry. We specialise in helping candidates find contract and permanent roles, often before they are publicly advertised. Our consultants provide expert career support, including CV advice, interview coaching, and industry insights, ensuring that job seekers have the best chance of securing their ideal role. Whether you’re looking to progress in highways, bridges, water, rail, or construction engineering, our dedicated team is here to help you take the next step in your career.

Explore Opportunities in Civil Design Engineering

If you’re looking for your next challenge as a Senior or Principal Civil Design Engineer, explore our latest job openings and discover how Advance TRS can help you find the perfect role. Browse our current Engineering jobs here.

23rd June 2022 marks International Women in Engineering Day, giving women engineers around the world a profile in an under-represented profession. As of June 2021, figures show that 16.5% of engineers are women. It’s an important day to recognise those paving the way and encourage young women to take up engineering careers.

Why do we need more women in engineering?

There are many answers to this question, but ultimately studies have shown that diverse teams tend to perform better. With different approaches to tasks, various skillsets and ways of thinking, diverse teams can strike a great balance. Men and women often have different strengths, which can create a powerful result when combined.

With quickly developing technology and the 21st century advancing quicker than ever before, we need engineers with a wide range of skills and abilities. There are countless options, fields, and industries available to an engineer. From the built environment which encompasses roads, waterworks, railways and much more, to tackling climate change.

What can be done?

There are a number of organisations promoting the education and development of women or young girls to fulfil their potential and pursue engineering careers.

It’s important to shake the bias that girls can’t be or are not good in science and mathematics. From a young age, we can encourage girls to develop these skills. Such as learning code, carrying out science experiments (safely!) and taking these subjects through to further education.

STEM Women run graduate careers events and promote jobs aimed at university students and recent graduates who identify as women or non-binary, and study a STEM-related subject; science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

At the start of the year, they published a Whitepaper exploring students’ and graduates’ attitudes towards gender issues prevalent within STEM.

As a society, we should be shining the light on the contributions of women in engineering and encourage female innovators. Films such as Hidden Figures, Engima, Gravity and even Big Hero 6 are a great representation of women in STEM. We should also improve the images used when talking about science and engineering. A quick search online will often show images of men on a construction site and very few women. Imagine getting to a point where you don’t have to specifically search for “women engineer”.

The Women’s Engineering Society is a charitable company founded to support women in engineering. They were the ones who founded International Women in Engineering Day. Their vision is to see an engineering industry that employs the diversity of the society it serves, solving the biggest societal issues of our time. It is their mission to support women in engineering careers to fulfil their potential and support the industry to be inclusive.

We’re Hiring

At Advance TRS, we believe everyone deserves the same opportunities, regardless of age, race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. The diversity of our workforce is an essential part of our success. As such, we are committed to supporting contractors and staff to work in an environment that is free from discrimination and promotes equal opportunities for all.

We are currently recruiting for a number of positions across our Guildford and Port Solent offices. Check out our latest opportunities.