Assistant Drainage Engineer in Edinburgh)

Penguin Recruitment; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Assistant Drainage Engineer for a permanent role in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will work on hydraulic modelling, flood risk assessments, and drainage strategies across various projects, contributing to public and private sector developments. A relevant degree and experience in drainage design using software like Civils 3D are essential. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

A highly-competitive salary

Enrolment in a company pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Extensive training, mentorship, and career progression opportunities

Involvement with a close-knit, award-winning team

Access to innovative projects

Qualifications

• Experience in a UK consultancy or local authority setting in a design-based role.
• Proficient in producing flood risk assessments, reports, and drainage strategies.

Responsibilities

• Work on hydraulic modelling, flood risk, and drainage strategy.
• Contribute to various development projects for public and private clients.
• Design and report flood risk assessments.

Skills

Hydraulic modelling

Flood risk assessments

Drainage design

Surface water management plans

Civils 3D

InfoDrainage

Causeway Flow

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Civils 3D

InfoDrainage

Causeway Flow

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Assistant Drainage Engineer

Ref. No.: CJD12025G

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: £28,000 - £33,000

This is a permanent role with Penguin Recruitment acting as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy. The role is with a multidisciplinary consultancy providing specialist design services for clients across the engineering and environmental sectors. The successful candidate will join an established team of flood risk and drainage professionals and work on small-, medium-, and large-scale projects in and around Edinburgh, Scotland.

Benefits

• A highly-competitive salary
• Enrolment in a company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Extensive training, mentorship, and career progression opportunities
• Involvement with a close-knit, award-winning team
• Access to innovative projects

Responsibilities

• Work on aspects of projects including hydraulic modelling, flood risk, flood estimation, and drainage strategy
• Contribute to residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments across Scotland and beyond for public and private sector clients
• Complete flood risk assessments and reports
• Engage with flood estimation and surface water management plans
• Design drainage strategies and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
• Assist with designing access roads
• Utilise design software packages including Civils 3D, Causeway PDS, InfoDrainage, and AutoCAD

Qualifications

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

Desirable

• Local knowledge of the region and its characteristics
• Full, valid UK driving licence

If you are interested in the role of Assistant Drainage Engineer, please contact the Civils and Hydrology Team at Penguin Recruitment. See our website for other roles currently available.