[Hiring] Principal Civil Engineer @APEM

Role Description

Are you a Chartered Civil Engineer with a passion for rivers, restoration and nature-based solutions? Do you enjoy leading multidisciplinary teams, building trusted client relationships and shaping technically challenging projects from concept through to delivery? Are you looking for an opportunity to influence the future direction of river engineering within one of the UK’s most respected environmental consultancies?

We’re looking for a Principal Rivers Civil Engineer to join our growing Rivers and Coastal Engineering team. This is a senior technical and commercial leadership role within APEM’s Water Management Division, offering the opportunity to play a key part in delivering innovative river engineering and restoration projects across the UK and Ireland.

Our team works at the interface between engineering and environmental science, delivering projects that improve river resilience, restore natural processes and support sustainable infrastructure solutions. Working alongside nationally recognised specialists in geomorphology, fisheries, hydroecology, hydrology and environmental assessment, you’ll contribute to projects that make a genuine difference to aquatic environments and the communities that depend on them.

This role offers exceptional variety and influence. You’ll lead the delivery of complex river engineering projects, develop technical approaches, manage multidisciplinary teams and build long-term relationships with clients across the water, infrastructure and environmental sectors. From river restoration and fish passage schemes to natural flood management, sediment management and wider nature-based solutions, you’ll have the opportunity to shape projects from feasibility through to detailed design and implementation.

As a Principal Engineer, you’ll also play an important role in developing others within the team, providing technical leadership, mentoring colleagues and helping drive the continued growth of our rivers engineering capability.

Qualifications

• A BEng, MEng or equivalent in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with a relevant professional institution.

Requirements

• Significant experience delivering river engineering, river restoration, flood risk or nature-based solutions projects within consultancy, the water sector or a related environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of fluvial processes, river restoration techniques and hydraulic design principles.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary projects, managing budgets, programmes and project risks.
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships and identify new opportunities.
• Experience preparing and reviewing technical reports, specifications, drawings and tender documentation.
• Commercial awareness, including experience contributing to proposals, tenders and business development activities.
• Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites when required.

Benefits

• Private medical insurance for all employees.
• Access to mental health first aiders.
• Comprehensive income protection if you cannot work.
• Superb flexible working options, balancing work with your life.