Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer

Overview

In this role you deliver flood risk and drainage solutions from planning through detailed design within a supportive, growth-minded consultancy. You will work with a multidisciplinary team on residential and commercial developments, shaping FRAs, drainage strategies, SuDS, and design calculations. You’ll engage with clients and authorities, guiding projects from concept to delivery and driving technical excellence. The Senior level adds project leadership, budgeting, and mentoring to broaden impact and career progression.

Pay / Benefits

• Excellent benefits package
• Company bonus scheme
• Pension contribution
• Private healthcare
• Flexible working
• 25 days’ holiday

Responsibilities

• Deliver flood risk and drainage solutions from planning to detailed design
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs) and Drainage Strategies and reports
• Design surface and foul water drainage; perform SuDS design and drainage calculations
• Carry out detailed drainage design using InfoDrainage and/or MicroDrainage
• Liaise with clients, Local Authorities, Architects, Planning Consultants, and the design team
• Attend design team and client meetings; provide technical advice throughout planning and design
• Senior Engineer: manage projects, prepare fee proposals, manage budgets and resources, mentor engineers, advise on masterplans and development layouts

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• UK consultancy experience in flood risk and drainage
• Experience preparing FRAs and Drainage Strategy Reports
• Experience designing drainage schemes with InfoDrainage and/or MicroDrainage
• Proficient in AutoCAD
• Experience with residential and/or commercial developments
• Knowledge of SuDS, NPPF, CIRIA guidance, Sewer Sector Guidance and Building Regulations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage workload, deadlines and client expectations
• Full UK driving licence
• Desirable: experience with S104 drainage designs, fluvial/pluvial flood modelling, mentoring junior engineers or business development

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to manage own workload and deadlines
• Client and stakeholder liaison
• AutoCAD
• InfoDrainage
• MicroDrainage

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