Drainage Engineer

• Negotiable
• Manchester, England
• Permanent

Drainage Engineer

About the Role

This is an opportunity to join a specialist advisory and technical consultancy operating across the built and natural environment, supporting both public and private sector clients across buildings, infrastructure, and regeneration.
The organisation has a long-standing heritage in delivering client-focused solutions, combining commercial awareness, sustainability, and innovation. The business forms part of a wider investment group with a long-term commitment to environmental and social impact, with work directly contributing to tackling global challenges such as pollution and climate change.

Appointment Type

Permanent

Working Pattern

Full-Time (37.5 hours)

Specialism

Highways Engineering

Location

Mold / Manchester

Working Practice

Hybrid

Reference

10775

Main Purpose of the Role

Based in the Manchester office, you will join a growing and collaborative team of Transport & Infrastructure Engineers and Consultants.

As part of a national, multidisciplinary team, you will work closely with colleagues across multiple offices to deliver high-quality outputs and uphold core business values. This approach provides exposure to a diverse portfolio of projects, clients, and technical challenges.
Current project work includes:

• Long-term Local Authority framework commissions
• Active Travel schemes supporting sustainable transport
• Major infrastructure developments (S278, S38, and S104 schemes)
• Residential and mixed-use developments with varied design challenges

In this role, you will:

• Prepare detailed designs, feasibility studies, and scheme reports
• Take responsibility for project management, budgeting, and cost estimating
• Produce bills of quantities
• Plan and manage your own workload to meet deadlines

You will also:

• Support and mentor junior team members
• Contribute across all project stages
• Work collaboratively across disciplines to ensure successful project delivery

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement project requirements to fully meet the client brief in accordance with relevant standards
• Collate project information and liaise with clients and third parties
• Supervise site-based projects as required
• Assist / lead project delivery and delegate tasks to junior staff
• Review and approve your own work and that of others, including third-party design proposals
• Collaborate within the team and contribute to a positive team culture

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

Essential

Qualifications

• BEng in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)

Experience

• 3+ years as a Civil Engineer in civils design and drainage design (residential & commercial)
• Working knowledge of MicroDrainage, Causeway Flow, and AutoCAD
• Strong understanding of drainage design standards, construction practices, asset management, and legislation
• Experience preparing drainage strategies and FRA's, including S104/S106 Agreements
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and CDM responsibilities
• Ability to lead day-to-day project design, including managing consultant outputs and multidisciplinary inputs
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Experience in client liaison and stakeholder management

Preferred

• Experience managing project workloads and finances, ensuring compliance with briefs and budgets
• Utility coordination and clash detection
• Experience mentoring junior staff and building effective working relationships

Skills

• Ability to work under pressure with strong organisational skills
• Experience in a fast-paced design and project/programme environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Ability to design highway engineering solutions and analyse complex data
• Knowledge of Highways Specifications
• Experience with Civils 3D
• Strong drainage design experience and use of analytical modelling tools
• Clear and confident communication skills, including explaining technical information to non-specialists
• Commitment to continuous professional development and organisational values