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Staff Civil Drainage Engineer - Transmission & Distribution (Multiple Locations

Job in Birmingham, West Midlands, B1, England, UK
Listing for: Burns & McDonnell
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-06
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineer, Water Engineer, Structural Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 42000 - 54000 GBP Yearly GBP 42000.00 54000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Staff Civil Drainage Engineer - Transmission & Distribution (Multiple Locations )

Description

Chart your own course and change the world — with the support of people whose interests are aligned with yours. At Burns & McDonnell, opportunity is waiting. We’re looking for people with big ideas and an entrepreneurial mindset. It’s those kinds of people who’ve helped us grow from a small consulting business back in 1898 to a global leader in engineering, construction and consulting solutions.

Today, we’re a thriving company with more than 10,000 professionals working in 75 offices worldwide and recognised as the global leader in Transmission & Distribution.

A Civil Drainage Engineer will perform various phases of planning, proposal preparation, site evaluations, analytical designs, report preparation, specifications, and preparation of construction documentation and environmental plans as part of a project team with a primary focus on all drainage development and design aspects associated with the project. This position will work on various projects with a diverse portfolio of project types and clients.

  • Assist in the delivery of key project deliverables.

  • Design civil engineering projects including but not limited to Sustainable Urban Draiange Solutions (SUDS), preparation of foul and surface water drainage strategies and hydrolic modelling of the proposed solutions.

  • Producing high quaility deliverables, such as drainage reports.

  • Develop drawings for production work including problem analysis, design layout and calculations on non-routine assignments of substantial variety and complexity.

  • Execute variety of civil design assignments using prescribed methods and standard techniques including drawing sequence and presentation, sizing various system components and refining rough sketches.

  • Execute changes to designs or sketches and mark‑ups on ongoing projects.

  • Analyze reports, surveys, maps, drawings, tests, and other topographical and geologic data to plan and design projects.

  • Responsible for incorporating design codes and specifications related to design requirements.

  • Review design drawings for quality assurance within scope, budget and schedule.

  • Review schedules, budgets and project criteria into civil design and layouts.

  • Responsible for revisions of project drawings, plot files and project‑related information storage in a logical and well-structured manner.

  • All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree from an accredited program. and 3 years of civil design experience, consulting preferred. Required or

  • Understanding of AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Info drainage, Microdrainage and Excel.

  • Knowledge in the theory and practices of civil discipline; competent in the fundamental concepts of other disciplines as they relate to the assigned discipline; and capable of operating related discipline design software necessary to execute production tasks.

  • Ability to work collaboratively with others (Project Managers, Engineers and Designers) in a multi-disciplinary project team environment to resolve design or drawing issues as appropriate and to accomplish objectives.

  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.

  • Working knowledge of designing in adherence to SFS4 and/or similar

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Civil Engineering

Primary Location GB-Birmingham, UK-Birmingham

Other Locations GB-Glasgow-Glasgow

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req : 263544

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-DZ #UKO

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