Civil Drainage Engineer

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression and development

Supportive team environment

Diverse project portfolio

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Civil Drainage Engineer to join a busy consultancy. You will work on residential, commercial and infrastructure projects from planning through detailed design.

You will design drainage systems, perform calculations, and contribute to technical reports while developing your skills within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering.
• Experience in civil drainage design in a consultancy.
• Understanding of surface water, foul drainage design, SuDS and drainage strategies.
• Familiarity with industry standards and drainage approvals processes.
• Good communication and organisation skills.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Design surface water and foul drainage for development projects.
• Prepare drainage strategies, calculations, reports and drawings.
• Carry out hydraulic modelling and drainage assessments with standard software.
• Design SuDS solutions including attenuation and infiltration.
• Coordinate drainage with highways, utilities and other disciplines.
• Liaise with clients, authorities and water companies.
• Support planning applications, technical approvals and project delivery.

Skills

Drainage design

Hydraulic modelling

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

MicroDrainage

Causeway Flow

InfoDrainage

Civil 3D

Job description

We’re looking for a Civil Drainage Engineer to join a busy consultancy team, working on a varied range of residential, commercial and infrastructure projects.

This role would suit someone with a few years of design experience who is comfortable working on drainage schemes and wants to continue developing their technical skills while getting involved in projects from initial planning through to detailed design.

The Role

• Design surface water and foul drainage systems for a range of development projects.
• Prepare drainage strategies, calculations, technical reports and design drawings.
• Carry out hydraulic modelling and drainage assessments using industry-standard software.
• Design sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), including attenuation, infiltration and flow control solutions.
• Undertake assessments in line with relevant planning requirements, building regulations and industry guidance.
• Coordinate drainage designs with highways, utilities, structural and other civil engineering disciplines.
• Liaise with clients, local authorities, water companies and other project stakeholders.
• Support planning applications, technical approvals and the delivery of projects through detailed design.

About You

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering.
• Experience in civil drainage design within a consultancy or similar engineering environment.
• Good understanding of surface water and foul drainage design, SuDS and drainage strategies.
• Experience using software such as MicroDrainage, Causeway Flow, InfoDrainage or Civil 3D would be beneficial.
• Familiarity with relevant industry standards, planning requirements and drainage approval processes.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Able to manage your workload and work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

What’s on Offer?

• The opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of development and infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to projects from concept design through to detailed design and technical approval.
• A supportive team environment with opportunities to build your technical expertise.
• Career development and progression as you gain experience and take on greater responsibility.

If you’re a Civil Drainage Engineer looking for your next opportunity and want to work on a range of interesting projects, we’d be keen to hear from you.

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