Drainage Design Engineer

Pave Recruit; Richmond; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Pave Recruit is partnering with a Richmond-based engineering client to recruit a Drainage Design Engineer. You will work on highway drainage, SuDS design, and hydraulic modelling within a small, dynamic team committed to delivering high‑quality projects.

Ideally you will have strong CAD skills (Civil3D/CAD) and experience in Micro Drainage, with chartership encouraged. You will contribute to project delivery and client communication while ensuring design integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience in highways drainage or SuDS design.
• Strong CAD skills with Civil 3D experience preferred.
• Chartered status or working towards chartership.
• Ability to deliver design work on time and to budget.

Responsibilities

• Design and modelling of drainage designs and hydraulic models.
• Produce drawings in AutoCAD and Civil 3D.
• Conduct site evaluations to assess drainage infrastructure.
• Support project delivery and client liaison.

Skills

Drainage design

SuDS design

Hydraulic modelling

Civil 3D

AutoCAD

MicroDrainage

Communication

Independent work

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil3D

MicroDrainage

Job description

Your new company

Based in Richmond, a few minutes' walk from the station, their 60 strong team have developed a well‑earned reputation for their work delivering civil and environmental engineering projects to meet the growing demands of our changing world. Currently undergoing a phase of growth, they work with a wide range of clients across the UK in both the public and private sectors, delivering civil and environmental projects with a heavy focus on sustainable development.

Your new role

Owing to a healthy pipeline of exciting highway drainage, flood alleviation and SuDS design projects, they are now looking for drainage design engineer in the water sector to assist with project delivery and management ensuring new commissions are delivered to the highest possible standard

In short you will be able to

• Help to ensure projects are delivered on time and to budget
• Work on the design and modelling of drainage designs, SuDS designs and hydraulic models
• Produce of drawings (AutoCAD) and (Civil3D)
• Conduct site evaluations to assess existing drainage infrastructure and identify areas for improvement.

About you

We are seeking Drainage Design Engineer with the skillset to thrive in a small and dynamic team.

You should demonstrate

• A keen eye for detail is essential for identifying potential issues and ensuring plans are accurate.
• Effective communication is crucial for collaborating with colleagues, clients, and contractors. Must be able to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• While collaboration is important, drainage engineers also need to be able to work independently and take ownership of their tasks.
• Experience in highways drainage or in design of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
• Strong CAD skills (and Civils 3D experience preferred)
• Experience in Micro Drainage or similar
• Chartership with the relevant body or working towards chartership

Why apply?

• They have proudly announced they are a gender balanced team
• Fully funded professional institution membership and professional development
• A growing international and welcoming team