Assistant Drainage Engineer

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A multidisciplinary consultancy near Glasgow is seeking a passionate Assistant Drainage Engineer. The role involves hydraulic modelling, flood risk assessments, and drainage design using software like Civils 3D and InfoDrainage. Candidates should have a degree in Civil Engineering or Hydrology and experience in a design-based role. Excellent benefits include career progression, a pension scheme, and generous leave entitlement.

Benefits

Enrolment in a company pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Extensive training schemes

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a UK consultancy or local authority setting.
• Extensive experience producing flood risk assessments and drainage designs.
• Proficiency in using design software is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake roles in hydraulic modelling and flood estimation.
• Complete flood risk assessments and design drainage strategies.
• Work on various development projects for public and private clients.

Skills

Flood risk assessments

Hydraulic modelling

Drainage design

Civils 3D

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Hydrology

Tools

InfoDrainage

Causeway PDS

Causeway Flow

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Assistant Drainage Engineer

Ref. No.: CJD12025H

Location: Based near Glasgow

Salary: £28,000 – £33,000

This is a wonderful opportunity to join my client, an eco-conscious, award-winning multidisciplinary consultancy, lending their specialist design services to a multitude of projects across the engineering and environmental landscapes. My client is seeking a passionate, capable Assistant Drainage Engineer, willing to take on challenging projects alongside an already-established team of expert flood risk and drainage professionals, working on small-, medium-, and large-scale projects near to the lively Scottish city of Glasgow.

Benefits

• Enrolment in a company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Extensive training schemes and career progression opportunities
• Involvement with a close-knit, award-winning team
• Access to the forefront of innovation, working on high-profile projects

Responsibilities

• Undertake roles in hydraulic modelling, flood risk, flood estimation, and drainage strategy
• Contribute toward a variety of residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments across Scotland and further afield, for public and private sector clients
• Complete flood risk assessments, flood risk reports, flood estimation, and surface water management plans
• Design drainage strategies and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
• Work on designing access roads
• Utilise a variety of design software packages, including Civils 3D, Causeway PDS, InfoDrainage, and AutoCAD

Required skills and experience

• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil Engineering or Hydrology (or similar, relevant discipline)
• Demonstrable experience of working in a UK consultancy or local authority setting, specifically in a design-based role
• Extensive experience of producing flood risk assessments, flood risk reports, drainage strategies, and drainage design using the appropriate design software
• Highly proficient in the use of Civils 3D, InfoDrainage, and Causeway Flow

Desirable skills and experience

• Reside locally, with good knowledge of the region and its characteristics
• Hold a full, valid UK driving licence

If you are interested in the role of Assistant Drainage Engineer, please do not hesitate to contact the Civils and Hydrology Team at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.