Principal Civil Engineer

Join Our Team: Principal Engineer Opportunity (Non Core Asset Disposal)   We’re excited to welcome a new Principal Engineer to the team. Our work spans the full asset management lifecycle, including developing technical solutions, preparing specifications and briefing documents to repair and rebuild the Trust’s infrastructure.  We’re now looking for a Principal Engineer, with a civil engineering background, to join our Non‑Core Asset Disposal Project Team. This team plays a critical role in reducing asset liability and exposure to risk, while enabling selective investment to support the responsible disposal or transfer of non‑core assets.  Navigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive.  Working Hours & Location  This role follows a 37 hour, Monday–Friday working pattern with flexible working options. The role is home‑based, with attendance at Trust hub locations as required for collaboration and stakeholder engagement.   Relevant Hubs: Birmingham / Gloucester / Little Venice / Newark / Ellesmere Port / Leeds  The role requires significant travel across the national waterway network. Travel patterns will be discussed at interview, but regular accessibility to the network is essential.  Role Overview  You’ll be responsible for providing professional engineering expertise to help assess asset condition, risk and value, and to identify practical strategies that enable safe and viable disposal or transfer. You’ll implement a structured and financially disciplined approach to managing non‑core assets. This includes targeted capital investment, works to enable adoption, and structured dowry arrangements to facilitate transfer to third parties.    Your role is to assess risks, define technical solutions and support delivery—working closely with internal teams and external partners to progress robust, acceptable and sustainable outcomes.  Key Responsibilities  Investigate and develop cost‑effective design and construction solutions, ensuring best value and whole‑life cost considerations.  Design and specify engineering solutions and, where required, act as Principal Designer and/or Designer in accordance with CDM 2015. Provide expert engineering analysis and advice, for solutions to infrastructure risks and improvements. Write briefs for the Trust’s Professional Services Consultant and manage the design process. Engage with the allocation of design resource, either within the Trust or through the contract supply chain Provide technical support to the Non‑Core Asset Disposal Project Team, contractors, Define maintenance, repair and renewal works, ensuring alignment with statutory, technical and operational requirements.  Develop and coach colleagues to maintain capability and competence. Display the Trust values and behaviours at all times, ensuring that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life.  About You  You’re an experienced civil engineer with strong judgement, excellent communication skills and a commercial mindset. You’re comfortable assessing risk, balancing competing priorities and working collaboratively to enable successful asset transfer or disposal.   Skills & Qualifications  Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional qualification (ICE). Incorporated Engineer status will also be considered. Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. MICE). Experience of civil engineering design and construction. Substantial experience delivering complex engineering solutions. Knowledge of historic infrastructure and the natural environment. Demonstrable experience of cross‑functional working and risk‑based decision making. Ability to negotiate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.  Experience working within diverse, multi‑disciplined project teams.  Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to non‑technical audiences.  Contact & Application  If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk.  We encourage early applications as we may close the vacancy once we receive enough suitable candidates.  What We Offer  We offer a starting salary of £53,750 - £58,750 plus £450 per month car cash allowance. Enjoy a competitive pension scheme, increasing holiday entitlement, and a range of employee benefits. For a full breakdown of our benefits, check out our brochure here: EVP - 1.   Learn more: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits  #INDLP