Senior Drainage Design Engineer; Highways

Salary £42,123 to £47,665 per annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week | Preston

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Are you an experienced Drainage Engineer with a passion for drainage design and sustainable infrastructure including SuDS? Join our team and play a key role in delivering major highway, property, regeneration and sustainable travel projects that will make a lasting impact across Lancashire and provide opportunities to develop your career.

Salary £42,123 to £47,665 per annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week | Preston

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Are you an experienced Drainage Engineer with a passion for drainage design and sustainable infrastructure including SuDS? Join our team and play a key role in delivering major highway, property, regeneration and sustainable travel projects that will make a lasting impact across Lancashire and provide opportunities to develop your career.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the drainage design and delivery of high-profile schemes, provide specialist expertise across council services, and help create safer, greener, and more resilient communities.

As our Senior Drainage Design Engineer (Highways), you'll take a leading role in the design, development and delivery of a diverse range of infrastructure projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the design and construction supervision of drainage elements for major highway and infrastructure schemes, including our school building programme.
• Producing Flood Risk Assessments and supporting planning applications.
• Reviewing external drainage submissions to ensure compliance with national and local standards, including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).
• Taking responsibility for managing, mentoring and developing engineering staff.
• Preparing innovative design solutions, technical drawings, schedules and engineering documentation.
• Working closely with contractors, stakeholders and partner organisations to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and on programme.

You'll contribute to an ambitious capital programme and your work will include:

• Drainage design for capital highway improvements and new build.
• Drainage design to satisfy planning permission conditions for new-build and extension projects across Lancashire schools, including SuDS elements.
• Public realm enhancement schemes in partnership with district councils.
• Drainage input to the Safer Roads Fund schemes.
• Rural cycling infrastructure projects.
• Section 278 Highway works.
• Varied other smaller projects including packaged wastewater treatment plants, land drainage schemes and investigations.

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with excellent leadership and collaboration skills.

You'll have:

• A proven background in drainage design and delivery, with excellent AutoCAD and hydraulic modelling skills (preferably using Causeway Flow).
• A Bachelor's or Masters Degree in Civil Engineering or a related subject/ a professional qualification (or working towards) / extensive and detailed knowledge of UK drainage design and legislation.
• Experience managing projects successfully to budget and programme.
• The ability to lead, mentor and support junior engineers.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Eligibility to work and be based in the UK.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

If you're looking for a role where your expertise will shape the future of Lancashire's infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.

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