Hybrid Assistant Drainage Engineer – Highway Design

ameygroupi; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Flexible benefits

Discount portal

Job summary

Amey Consulting in Nottingham is recruiting a permanent Assistant Drainage Engineer for its Consulting Highways team. This hybrid role supports the design team, mentoring junior designers and leading aspects of projects while maintaining safety and quality across deliverables.

You will build hydraulic models with Causeway Flow, assist with feasibility and detailed design submissions, and ensure compliance with technical standards and client requirements, working with limited supervision and

Qualifications

• Degree Apprenticeship or employer‑led early careers development programme progressing toward Incorporated or Chartered status.
• Knowledge of drainage design processes and procedures relevant to civil engineering.
• Able to produce technically sound engineering solutions with limited supervision.
• Experience following health, safety and welfare procedures (e.g. Amey’s IMS and CDM Regulations).
• Understanding of technical and specification processes and ownership of deliverables with supervision.

Responsibilities

• Build hydraulic models using Causeway Flow and contribute to feasibility and detailed design submissions.
• Field technical queries during construction and project close out.
• Produce designs, calculations, drawings and documentation for scheme deliverables meeting quality, cost and schedule criteria.
• Mentor junior designers and support health and safety practices within the team.
• Coordinate interfaces and communicate hazards/risks across projects.

Skills

Drainage design knowledge

Mentoring junior designers

Health and safety awareness

Technical problem solving

CDM understanding

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an appropriate subject

Tools

Causeway Flow

Job description

Amey Consulting in Nottingham is recruiting a permanent Assistant Drainage Engineer for its Consulting Highways team. This hybrid role supports the design team, mentoring junior designers and leading aspects of projects while maintaining safety and quality across deliverables.

You will build hydraulic models with Causeway Flow, assist with feasibility and detailed design submissions, and ensure compliance with technical standards and client requirements, working with limited supervision and