Principal Civil Engineer – Renewables & Transmission & Distribution

AECOM · Birmingham, , United Kingdom

  • Senior
  • Full-time
  • Posted 2026-10-29
  • Confirmed live on 10 November 2026

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Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
We are looking for an experienced Principal Civil Engineer to support the continued expansion of energy team and help shape the future of sustainable infrastructure. Successful candidates will be deployed to support projects across both our Renewables & Transmission and Distribution teams.
This position can be based in our growing offices in Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, London - Aldgate Tower, Perth, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Belfast and Dublin and whilst benefiting from our flexible hybrid working model
You should be passionate about engineering excellence and want to work on cutting-edge energy projects across the UK, Ireland, Europe and further afield.
What can we offer?
As a Principal Civil Engineer, you’ll play a key technical role across a diverse portfolio of energy projects, including:

• Onshore wind

• Solar PV

• Hydroelectric (run-off river and pumped storage)

• Grid infrastructure – Substation and Overhead Line

• Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
You will be involved from feasibility through to detailed design and construction supervision, working with both major energy utility providers and private developers.
What You’ll Do:
As a Principal Civil Engineer, you will:

• Act as lead verifier on reports including technical feasibility studies and design reports.

• Liaise with clients, manage project work on a day-to-day basis and ensure that the work is delivered within the agreed timescale and budgets.

• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design teams

• Lead and manage the design of civil infrastructure including roads, drainage, civil structural infrastructure and external works.

• Prepare and review calculations, detailed design drawings and specifications ensuring compliance with UK standards (BS EN codes, Eurocodes, CDM Regulations).

• Conduct site inspections and respond to technical queries

• Produce high-quality reports (feasibility studies, inspection reports, design documentation)

• Mentor and guide junior staff

This role will present you with a fantastic opportunity to develop your technical and project management skills through your project work, with great prospects for career progression as the team continues to grow.
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:

• BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering

• Chartered status or actively working towards chartership with the Institution of Civil Engineers or other relevant Institution.

• Experience in delivering complex multi-disciplinary projects for the Energy Transition industry is highly desirable.

• Experience within UK Transmission & Distribution projects (11KV - 400KV) is highly desirable.

• This role is a technical role, and you will be expected to demonstrate a high degree of technical competency in the design of civil or structural elements.

• In addition to engineering skills, report writing and organisational skills will be key to the role.

• Familiarity with National Grid Technical Specifications (NGTS) or National Grid CDAE status will be an added Advantage.

Additional Information
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
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