Drainage Design Engineer – SuDS & Highways

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

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.