Infrastructure Engineer - Drainage & Highway Design | Hybrid

Carrington West; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Birthday leave

EV car salary sacrifice

Free parking

On-site EV charging

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer with a passion for drainage-led design to join a civil and structural engineering consultancy. You will work across residential, industrial, energy, and specialist projects, with ownership from site appraisals to detailed design.

This role offers flexible hybrid working, strong progression to senior and chartered levels, and access to a supportive team with exposure to diverse projects and cutting-edge software.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Infrastructure or Civil Engineer within a consultancy environment.
• Strong grounding in drainage principles, particularly private drainage and S104 agreements.
• Working knowledge of highway design standards, especially for private developments.
• Ability to work independently under senior technical guidance.
• Understanding of project budgets and deliverables.
• Residential drainage and external works experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design drainage networks in plan and modeled form using Flow and Infodrainage.
• Produce private drainage designs, including Section 104 agreements.
• Support highways design, including private roads, car parks and access roads; 3D highway designs.
• Deliver infrastructure designs across S38, S104, S278 and external works.
• Assist with site appraisals, assessing drainage and level feasibility early.
• Manage own time/workload in line with budgets and fees; collaborate with planners and clients.

Skills

Drainage design

Infrastructure engineering

Highway design knowledge

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Site 3D

Flow

Infodrainage

Bluebeam

Job description

Carrington West is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer with a passion for drainage-led design to join a civil and structural engineering consultancy. You will work across residential, industrial, energy, and specialist projects, with ownership from site appraisals to detailed design.

This role offers flexible hybrid working, strong progression to senior and chartered levels, and access to a supportive team with exposure to diverse projects and cutting-edge software.