Drainage Engineer

SLR Consulting; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible and hybrid working

25 days' annual leave

Job summary

SLR Consulting seeks an experienced Drainage Engineer to join their Transport Engineering Team in the UK, delivering drainage projects across various locations. The role involves collaborating with design teams on complex infrastructure initiatives, requiring skills in hydraulic feasibility, flood risk assessments, and proficiency in AutoCAD and FLOW.

Offering a supportive work culture, competitive salaries, and flexible working options, SLR is committed to professional development and equality within their team. Join us to make a real impact in environmental and engineering consultancy.

Qualifications

• Solid track record of delivering UK highways and infrastructure projects.
• Experience with Hydraulic Feasibility Studies and Flood Risk Assessments.
• Demonstrable knowledge of UK engineering guidance.

Responsibilities

• Act as a design engineer as part of a wider team.
• Deliver complex infrastructure projects.
• Undertake Business Development initiatives.

Skills

Project delivery

Hydraulic design standards

AutoCAD

FLOW

Driving license valid in the UK

Education

Achieved or working towards chartership with Institute of Civil Engineers

Job description

SLR has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Drainage Engineer with a track record in the delivery of complex infrastructure/drainage projects to join our busy Transport Engineering Team in London, Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham or Leeds. The applicant will work as part of a design team on the delivery of a wide range of drainage related projects, as well as helping grow the team through a combination of business development from new, existing and internal clients.

They will have expertise delivering a wide range of drainage projects with particular focus on working on Sc104 and Sc278 Drainage Schemes, as well as Drainage Feasibility Studies, Drainage Strategies and Flood Risk Assessments.

The successful applicant will be supported by an Associate Director as well as a well-established team of Engineers to ensure successful outputs are achieved. Although the successful candidate will be sat within the Transport Engineering Team, the role requires outputs to support the wider Built Environment Disciplines.

SLR’s Engineering team boasts a wealth of expertise across the European region (and wider global business) within diverse sectors including water, mining, waste, power, infrastructure, and the built environment. As a forward-thinking consultancy with ambitious growth plans and listed in The Times’ top 100 “One To watch”; SLR is a truly global consultancy and offers significant potential for career development and enhancement based on performance. Our “one team” culture, flat management structure and straightforward approach to project and budget management gives everyone the opportunity to progress and to work on interesting projects for a range of valued clients.

Our Transport Engineering Team has expertise across a range of engineering sectors including highways, drainage, civil and structural. The team provides clients with expertise at all project stages, including

• Planning
• Feasibility
• Outline and detailed designs for major highways and infrastructure projects
• Overall Project and Programme Management
• Development and Preparation of Technical Specifications
• Preparation of Tender Packages and Tender Evaluation
• Commercial support throughout the lifecycle of a project

About Us

SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 4,500 staff across 6 regions, including over 2,000 staff across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.

Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 days' annual leave, SLR offers flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.

About The Role

You will act as a design engineer as part of a wider team to deliver complex infrastructure projects, proposal development, undertake Business Development initiatives and provide hands‑on designs using FLOW and AutoCAD. You will work with others in the team and other disciplines and may be asked to mentor and coach earlier career engineers within the team and support the sector and client leads across the business. You will have a key role in project delivery and be expected to work under minimal guidance from senior team members to deliver designs. You will work across other sectors with SLR staff in disciplines including the Advisory, Environmental Management and Compliance, Land and Water and Environmental Specialist Services Groups. You will have the opportunity to work within an experienced team and be involved in a series of exciting challenges with one of the leading environmental and engineering consultancies in the UK. You will have the opportunity to work and travel across Europe and internal Business development in a consultancy environment.

About You

• A solid track record of delivering projects and working in the UK on highways and infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrable knowledge of UK engineering guidance, including hydraulic design standard and processes.
• Experience working on Hydraulic Feasibility Studies, Detailed Drainage Strategies, Flood Risk Assessments and Sc104 Detailed Design.
• Good FLOW (or similar) and AUTOCAD skills.
• Achieved or working towards chartership with Institute of Civil Engineers or similar.
• Must have a full, current, driving licence valid in the UK.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

SLR Consulting is committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and who we choose to be. We embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within and outside our organisation. We respect and celebrate difference to ensure SLR is a place where everyone feels included, is encouraged to be their authentic self and has opportunities to grow. Across Europe, our DE&I agenda is driven forward through our DE&I Committee, which actively promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion across both our internal processes and our client work. Globally, our Global Culture & Diversity Council brings together representatives from across our regions to share ideas and best practice that can be incorporated into our global policies, enabling greater transparency and supporting the development of an inclusive culture, inclusive approaches to policies and practices, and to personal behaviours. We welcome applications from everybody, and particularly invite those from groups who are currently under‑represented in our business to apply, such as women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.