Senior/Principal Civil Design Engineer

AtkinsRéalis

Senior/Principal Engineer responsible for civil design packages and project delivery at AtkinsRéalis. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams for core renewals and enhancements in rail infrastructure.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeYork • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for delivering a variety of civil design packages for both core renewals and enhancement schemes
Work closely with other disciplines to ensure a fully integrated design is achieved
Support the management of both individual design packages and entire projects
Support project resourcing and financial control to ensure schemes are delivered profitably
Collaborate with multidisciplinary design teams on projects at varying stages from feasibility to detailed design

Requirements

What you’ll need

BEng / MEng or MSc degree in civil engineering or equivalent
Incorporated/Chartered status and corporate membership of the ICE or IstructE or the desire to work towards this
Ability to oversee the production of and review high quality design documentation including sketches, drawings, calculations, reports and specifications
Undertake technical reviews of designs
Good understanding of relevant design standards (e.g., Eurocodes, & Network Rail standards)
Experience of multidisciplinary design
Relevant industry experience in major construction and/or infrastructure projects
Strong communicator (verbal and written)
Excellent team and personal organizational skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salaries
Employee rewards
Brilliant range of benefits to tailor for health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices
Opportunities for training and professional development
Hybrid working culture
Flexible holiday allowances

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Hard Skills & Tools

civil designdesign documentationtechnical reviewsdesign standardsEurocodesNetwork Rail standardsmultidisciplinary designcalculationsdrawingsspecifications

Soft Skills

strong communicatororganizational skillsteam collaborationverbal communicationwritten communication

Certifications

BEngMEngMScIncorporated statusChartered statuscorporate membership of ICEcorporate membership of IstructE