Senior Drainage Engineer

Overview

In this Senior Drainage Engineer role, you will lead the design and delivery of drainage solutions for infrastructure and development projects. You’ll work within a client-facing, employee-owned consultancy known for high-quality engineering design across varied schemes. You’ll shape drainage strategies, manage technical approvals, and mentor junior staff to ensure successful project outcomes. This role offers hybrid working, strong career progression, and opportunities to influence drainage policy and practice on a range of schemes.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Bonus scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Payment of professional membership
• Chartership support with mentors
• Internal/External training opportunities

Responsibilities

• Liaise with clients, authorities, and stakeholders to secure technical approvals (S104, S106, S185, SAB, LLFA)
• Supervise and mentor junior engineers and technicians
• Prepare fee proposals, invoices, and monitor budgets and deadlines
• Attend design team and site meetings; provide technical support during construction
• Develop drainage strategies and detailed designs for private and adoptable systems (foul and surface water)
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategy reports per planning policy
• Produce hydraulic modelling and drainage design using industry software
• Produce technical drawings and specifications
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and technical development

Key requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ drainage design experience for development infrastructure
• BEng/MEng/HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Chartered status or working towards it
• Strong understanding of SuDS, Flood Risk, Building Regulations, DCG, and national planning policy
• Proficient in AutoCAD, Causeway Flow or MicroDrainage, Microsoft Office, and Bluebeam
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Strong report writing, analytical and problem-solving abilities

• communication
• mentoring
• stakeholder management
• SuDS
• Flood risk assessments
• drainage design (private and adoptable)

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