Senior Drainage Engineer

We have a requirement for a Senior Engineer with a biased towards drainage to join our clients Bristol office.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an employee-owned consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality engineering design across a diverse range of projects. The would be as a Senior Drainage Engineer to lead and contribute to the successful delivery of a wide variety of infrastructure and development projects.

As a Drainage Engineer you can expect to work on the following:

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

Flood risk assessments

Private and adoptable drainage systems

Sewer diversions and build-over agreements with water authorities.

You’ll play a key role in the design, management, and delivery of drainage strategies and designs, working closely with clients, statutory authorities, and fellow professionals.

What’s on offer

Hybrid working

Bonus scheme

Payment of professional membership

Private medical insurance

Salary sacrifice schemes

Chartership support with onsite mentors

Internal / External training opportunities

Regular reviews and uncapped career progression

Interesting variety of projects

The role

Liaise with clients, local authorities, water companies, and other stakeholders to secure technical approvals (S104, S106, S185, SAB, LLFA, etc).

Supervise and mentor junior engineers and technicians.

Prepare fee proposals and invoices, monitor budgets and deadlines.

Attend design team and site meetings and provide technical support during construction phases.

Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and technical development.

Develop drainage strategies and detailed designs for both private and adoptable systems (foul and surface water).

Prepare Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategy reports in line with national and local planning policy.

Produce hydraulic modelling and drainage design using industry-standard software such as Causeway Flow.

Produce technical drawings and specifications.

What you need to succeed

Minimum 5 years’ experience in drainage design for development infrastructure.

Relevant Civil Engineering background (BEng, MEng, HNC, HND) or equivalent.

Ideally Chartered or working towards Chartered status.

Strong understanding of SuDS, Flood Risk, Building Regulations, DCG and national planning policy.

Proficient in relevant software including AutoCAD, Causeway Flow or Micro Drainage, Microsoft Office and Bluebeam.

Excellent communication skills and ability to manage clients and stakeholders.

Strong report writing, analytical, and problem-solving abilities