Senior Water & Drainage Engineer

Aldwych Consulting; London; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Profit-share scheme

Hybrid working

Wellbeing allowance

Funding for professional qualifications

B Corp-certified company

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting is seeking a Senior Water & Drainage Engineer to join its Water and Environment team in London. You will lead projects from feasibility through to detailed design and construction, delivering SuDS, drainage and flood alleviation schemes for public and private clients.

You will mentor junior engineers, liaise with clients and authorities, and contribute to bids, technical reports and project delivery while ensuring sustainability and compliance with UK drainage standards.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in water engineering, drainage, flood risk management or SuDS design.
• Experience delivering projects from feasibility through to detailed design and construction.
• Experience with InfoDrainage or similar drainage/hydraulic modelling software.
• Good CAD skills, ideally including Civil 3D.
• Experience with hydraulic modelling would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of UK drainage and flood risk management principles and standards.
• Experience working with local authorities, developers or other public/private-sector clients.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver water engineering projects from feasibility and concept through to detailed design and construction.
• Develop SuDS, drainage and flood alleviation schemes for public and private-sector clients.
• Undertaking hydraulic modelling and analysis to support engineering solutions.
• Producing high-quality civil and drainage design packages.
• Preparing technical reports, drawings, calculations and specifications.
• Working directly with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders to develop and progress schemes.
• Supporting project and commercial management, including programmes, resources and deliverables.
• Providing technical input into more complex projects.
• Contributing to flood risk assessments, drainage strategies and feasibility studies.
• Supporting bids, fee proposals and business development activity.
• Mentoring and supporting junior engineers.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider civil and environmental engineering team.
• Ensuring projects consider sustainability, environmental impact, health and safety and buildability.

Skills

Water engineering

Drainage design

Flood risk mgmt

SuDS design

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Mentoring juniors

UK drainage knowledge

Education

Civil/Environmental Engineering degree

Chartered status advantageous

Tools

InfoDrainage

Civil 3D

Hydraulic modelling software

Job description

Senior Water & Drainage Engineer

Location: Richmond-upon-Thames, London

Salary: £45k-£55k

Type: Permanent, Full Time

The Opportunity

I'm working with a growing, employee-owned civil and environmental engineering consultancy that is looking to strengthen its Water and Environment team in Richmond with an experienced Senior Water Engineer.

The consultancy has an excellent reputation for delivering sustainable and technically innovative water engineering solutions across the public and private sectors. Its work spans SuDS, flood risk management, flood alleviation, drainage, hydraulic modelling and nature-based solutions, with projects designed to provide long-term benefits for communities and the environment.

With a strong pipeline of work and continued growth, this is an excellent opportunity for a Water Engineer looking to take greater ownership of projects, develop client relationships and contribute to the continued development of a growing team.

The Role

You’ll be involved across the full project lifecycle, working on schemes ranging from smaller-scale SuDS interventions through to larger flood alleviation and drainage projects.

• Delivering water engineering projects from feasibility and concept through to detailed design and construction.
• Developing SuDS, drainage and flood alleviation schemes for public and private-sector clients.
• Undertaking hydraulic modelling and analysis to support engineering solutions.
• Producing high-quality civil and drainage design packages.
• Preparing technical reports, drawings, calculations and specifications.
• Working directly with clients, local authorities and other stakeholders to develop and progress schemes.
• Supporting project and commercial management, including programmes, resources and deliverables.
• Providing technical input into more complex projects.
• Contributing to flood risk assessments, drainage strategies and feasibility studies.
• Supporting bids, fee proposals and business development activity.
• Mentoring and supporting junior engineers.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider civil and environmental engineering team.
• Ensuring projects consider sustainability, environmental impact, health and safety and buildability.

About You

We're looking for a technically strong Water Engineer who is confident taking ownership of projects and communicating with clients and stakeholders.

You’ll ideally have:

• Strong experience in water engineering, drainage, flood risk management or SuDS design.
• Experience delivering projects from feasibility through to detailed design and construction.
• Experience with InfoDrainage or similar drainage/hydraulic modelling software.
• Good CAD skills, ideally including Civil 3D.
• Experience with hydraulic modelling would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of UK drainage and flood risk management principles and standards.
• Experience working with local authorities, developers or other public/private-sector clients.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior engineers.
• A relevant degree or equivalent qualification in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Chartered or working towards Chartered status would be advantageous.
• Experience in areas such as flood alleviation, foul water design, GIS, natural flood management or river restoration would also be beneficial.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a consultancy where senior engineers are given genuine responsibility and the opportunity to influence projects, clients and the development of the wider team.

• Employee ownership, with employees able to share in the success of the business through a profit-share scheme.
• A strong pipeline of technically interesting water and environmental projects.
• The opportunity to work on projects delivering tangible environmental and community benefits.
• Opportunities to progress into technical, project and team leadership positions.
• Support towards Chartered status and professional qualifications.
• Professional institution membership funded by the business.
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• A monthly wellbeing allowance.
• A collaborative and supportive working environment.
• A strong focus on sustainability and community wellbeing.
• The opportunity to work for a B Corp-certified consultancy with a clear commitment to responsible engineering.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

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