Principal​/Associate Director - Drainage Engineering

A Little More About Your Role

Join our growing Drainage Engineering team in the South East as a Principal or Associate Director. You will help shape water, drainage and environmental solutions for some of the UK’s most exciting transportation infrastructure projects. Our team supports clients across rail, highways, Local Authorities and aviation, delivering drainage designs from early concept through to detailed design.

• Delivery of a wide variety of civil engineering projects, such as highway, rail, infrastructure and site development schemes.
• Delivery of projects from concept through to completion, ensuring they are delivered to a high technical standard, in a timely manner and with commercial success.
• Delivering a broad range of drainage services for the most significant transport and infrastructure projects in the UK.
• Lead client relationships and attend client progress meetings.
• Manage a team of drainage engineers, supporting their technical development and ensuring they are resourced on projects.

• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer and/or degree qualified (role dependant)
• Extensive and proven experience post degree in designing sustainable drainage solutions
• Knowledge and understanding of drainage design principles and solutions to manage infrastructure drainage
• Experience in the use of Civil 3D and/or Causeway Flow software/Micro Drainage
• Proven knowledge of relevant technical standards, UK Building Regulations, Design Standards, Codes of Practice and Health & Safety regulations
• Successful management of projects/programmes and teams to meet both quality and commercial targets
• Technical experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Highway Drainage
• Rail Drainage
• Airport Drainage
• Asset Management
• Foul water
• Sustainable foul and surface water drainage design
• Drainage modelling software (Causeway Flow or Microdrainage)

Work‑life balance with a hybrid working policy offering the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK. Additional benefits include a comprehensive health & wellbeing programme, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for training and mentoring.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.