Infrastructure Principal Drainage Engineer, London

Addicere Therapeutics; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive individual to join their growing drainage skills hub within the Infrastructure team. This role offers the chance to lead projects, manage client relationships, and contribute to innovative solutions in flood risk management and drainage design. Ideal candidates will have a background in Civil Engineering and a passion for business development. With a focus on mentoring and team collaboration, this position promises personal growth and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on diverse projects, from schools to renewable energy installations.

Benefits

Regular Appraisals

Training Opportunities

Wellbeing Support

Lunch ‘n’ Learn Sessions

Social Events

Qualifications

• Experience in producing bids and managing project budgets.
• Knowledge of national and local flood risk policies and drainage design standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in securing new project opportunities through business development.
• Manage project budgets and contribute to knowledge sharing in the design team.

Skills

Business Development

Project Management

Flood Risk Assessment

Drainage Design

Mentoring

Education

Civil Engineering Degree

Vocational Qualification

Tools

Causeway Flow

Microdrainage

Job description

Would you like to be a key member of our growing drainage skills hub within our broader Infrastructure team? Do you enjoy taking responsibility for key client management, leading projects and the success of winning new opportunities?

Velocity offer space for our team members to grow and in turn help to grow, shape and create our future. If you have an element of an entrepreneurial capacity this could be the role for you.

Within this role you will:

• assist in securing new projects opportunities and clients through business development activities

• communicate and liaise both internally and externally with clients, SuDS approval bodies and drainage adoption authorities to achieve the best outcome for clients

• manage challenging project budgets and assist with invoicing

• contribute to knowledge sharing to the design team through mentoring, presentations and informal training sessions

• produce Flood Risk Assessments, outline and detailed drainage strategies, sewer adoption packages and provide flooding and drainage advice to clients with the support of the design team

You will have knowledge, experience and qualifications in:

• production of bids

• management of project budgets and deadlines

• national and local policies relating to flood risk

• preparation of Flood Risk Assessments

• principles of drainage design and associated design standards, including SuDS

• training others

• drainage adoption process and design standards - with the ability to manage the submission and gain technical approval of drainage adoption packages

• drainage design software packages such as Causeway Flow or Microdrainage

The above will ideally be based on a Civil Engineering degree (or equivalent vocational qualification) and progression towards achieving Chartered status (ICE or CIWEM).

More about Velocity

We work on a variety of project types and sizes during both the planning and detailed design stages which include schools, renewable energy installations, commercial, large residential schemes, and smaller scale developments. With the requirement to provide SuDS on these schemes and address flood risk, we work with clients and the design team to incorporate the most practicable SuDS types which may be constrained by available land or hindered by inadequate site levels. All the while working to current design standards for adoption.

We continue to review emerging policies and best practices to provide quality advice whilst developing the team's capability to increase the range of services offered to clients.

Each member of the team adds value to the project and is valued for their contribution. There are regular appraisals and objectives reviews, training opportunities, lunch ‘n’ learn sessions, wellbeing support, opportunities to socialise and a range of company benefits.

Interested to be part of the Velocity story?

You can find out more about what our staff say about what it is like to work for us and typical projects we undertake on our website so do have a good look round. If you would like to have an informal chat send an email to outlining your contact details. If you would like to apply for this position please send your CV and covering letter to before the closing date of 27 January 2025.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Velocity reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.