Principal Civil and Structural Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Principal Civil or Structural Engineer to join BakerHicks, based in our Bristol office, and play a key role in establishing and developing our Civil & Structural capability in the region. Working closely with the wider BakerHicks team, you will contribute to the development of the Bristol team while leading technically challenging projects across a range of sectors. You will be joining a collaborative and technically diverse business, with the opportunity to work across multidisciplinary projects and contribute to a growing regional presence. This role offers the chance to combine hands-on technical leadership, project delivery and mentoring with the opportunity to influence the development of the team and the work it delivers. We are looking for a highly experienced Civil or Structural Engineer operating at Principal level, with a strong background in design consultancy and a proven track record of delivering complex projects. You will bring excellent technical knowledge, strong communication skills and the confidence to act as a technical lead, support project teams and provide guidance to less experienced engineers. You will play an important role in leading design delivery, undertaking technical reviews, supporting multidisciplinary teams, contributing to tenders and fee estimates, and helping develop the capability of the Bristol Civil & Structural team. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to make a meaningful contribution to establishing a regional team while remaining closely involved in technically interesting and varied project work. Key Responsibilities • Support the establishment and development of the Civil & Structural capability in Bristol. • Lead Civil & Structural design delivery across multiple projects. • Act as a technical lead and reviewer across relevant projects and disciplines. • Lead or contribute to multidisciplinary design teams. • Support tenders, fee estimates and successful project delivery. • Mentor and develop engineers across the team. • Contribute to the wider development of BakerHicks’ Civil & Structural capability. Skills and Experience • Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer, CEng MICE or MIStructE. • Extensive experience in a design consultancy environment. • Proven experience leading complex projects and technical delivery. • Strong technical knowledge across civil and/or structural design. • Experience working within multidisciplinary design teams. • Strong understanding of technical standards, assurance and quality processes. • Commercial awareness and experience contributing to project delivery and change control. • Excellent communication, leadership and mentoring skills. • SC clearance, or eligibility to obtain this. • Full clean current UK driving licence. If you are looking for a Principal-level opportunity where you can combine technical leadership and project delivery with the chance to help establish and develop BakerHicks’ Civil & Structural presence in Bristol, we would love to hear from you. Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance or security assurance levels. The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance or assurance level for this role, in line with client and sector requirements. In some cases, additional nationality or residency criteria may also apply due to specific client or national security obligations. Further information on National security clearance levels can be found on the UK Government website: ( National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ) About BakerHicks We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly