Principal Civil Engineer

💥 Take the Lead on High-Impact Civil Projects in Manchester and Beyond 💥

BakerHicks is seeking a Chartered Principal Civil Engineer to lead major infrastructure projects across industrial, infrastructure, and urban sectors. This is a strategic role for someone who combines technical authority, client leadership, and team mentorship, delivering complex civil designs and driving high standards across projects.

Your role:

• Lead the delivery of high-profile aviation, rail, and urban infrastructure projects
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to multidisciplinary design teams
• Act as the primary client-facing engineer, offering expert advice and building strong professional relationships
• Oversee design coordination for earthworks, drainage, pavements, external works, and 3D underground services
• Influence project planning, design strategy, and delivery approaches
• Represent BakerHicks as a trusted authority in civil engineering

What you bring:

• Fully Chartered Civil Engineer (ICE) or close to being chartered
• Proven experience leading complex UK civil projects within a design consultancy
• Expert knowledge of earthworks, drainage, pavements, and external works
• Strong experience managing multidisciplinary teams and projects
• Commercial awareness and excellent client engagement skills
• Ability to drive technical standards, design solutions, and innovative approaches

Bonus points:

• Broad sector experience including aviation, rail, and urban infrastructure
• Record of implementing innovative civil engineering solutions

Lead teams. Deliver technical excellence. Drive the success of high-impact projects in Manchester and across the UK.

Please be advised that while BakerHicks endeavours to process applications promptly, the upcoming festive season, our annual shutdown, and the planned leave of our hiring teams will delay the review of new applications until January 2026.

Feedback and interviews are expected to commence the week of January 13th, 2026.

BakerHicks has been delivering excellence in engineering, design, and project delivery since 1957. With 14 offices across the UK and Europe, we offer you the chance to work on meaningful projects that enhance communities and contribute to sustainable growth.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by various factors. The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance for this role as required by our clients and sectors.

Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

About BakerHicks

We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks.

BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.

Benefits

Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.

What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:

• Company car or cash allowance
• Up to 6% matched contributory pension plan
• Life assurance scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus ability to buy additional leave
• Discount scheme (including gym membership, mobile phones etc)
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Family friendly policies
• Employee assistance
• Professional development

BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.

BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.