Job Description
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, sustainable civil and infrastructure solutions? Do you enjoy leading technical design, mentoring teams and bringing multidisciplinary projects from concept to completion? If so, join Ramboll’s Civil Engineering / Infrastructure team as Senior or Principal Engineer and help us close the gap to a sustainable future.
Why this role matters
At Ramboll you’ll work on a variety of meaningful projects — from local authority and residential schemes to commercial and industrial developments — where your designs will shape resilient, low-carbon infrastructure. You’ll be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment with strong links to our wider UK Infrastructure teams and the global Ramboll network. This is a hands-on leadership role with real influence on project outcomes, business growth and professional development across the team.
What you’ll do
1. Lead civil and infrastructure design delivery across projects (SuDS, surface & foul drainage, utilities, earthworks, highways) whether driven by Infrastructure or multi-disciplinary programmes.
2. Integrate civil design with other disciplines, ensuring coordinated and constructible outcomes.
3. Provide technical leadership, mentoring and line management to deliver projects and grow team capability.
4. Take ownership of project financials — fee forecasting, pricing and resource allocation.
5. Plan and manage workstreams to achieve efficient, timely delivery.
6. Represent Ramboll with clients and stakeholders, securing approvals and certifications.
7. Promote health, safety and quality best practice (including CDM) across the team.
8. Support business development: build relationships, gather market intelligence and prepare discipline-specific bids.
9. Champion Ramboll’s Global Strategy, Partner for Sustainable Change.
10. Meet with your colleagues in the Bristol office twice a week.
About you
11. Strong technical background in civil engineering: SuDS, surface & foul drainage and earthworks design, with up-to-date knowledge of relevant standards.
12. Proven experience delivering projects through all RIBA stages.
13. Track record of delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions.
14. Demonstrated ability to lead single and multi-disciplinary projects and teams.
15. Excellent written and verbal communication, with experience producing technical reports and bid documents.
16. Able to obtain Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC).
17. Degree in Civil Engineering and Chartered or Incorporated with relevant Institution.
18. Desirable software experience: InfoDrainage, MicroDrainage, Civil 3D.
What we can offer you
19. Flexible work environment
20. Commitment to your development
21. Leaders guided by our Leadership Principles
22. A culture that welcomes you as the unique person you are
23. Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
24. The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
25. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
26. Matched pension contributions
27. Private medical cover and life assurance
28. Remote working opportunities