Lead Drainage Engineer – Housing Developments

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave

Clear progression into leadership

Opportunity to lead team

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd in Kingston Upon Hull is seeking a Senior Drainage Engineer to lead drainage design projects for housing and residential developments. You will manage projects from initial assessment through to detailed design, coordinating with clients, developers and design teams.

This role offers a clear path to leadership, a supportive team environment, and the chance to shape drainage strategy across a growing consultancy.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in civil engineering drainage design within housing developments.
• Proven ability to deliver drainage projects independently from start to finish.
• Experience with surface water and foul drainage design, including SuDS.
• Knowledge of drainage standards, regulations, and planning requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of drainage design projects for housing and residential developments.
• Manage projects from initial assessment through to design and client delivery.
• Collaborate with clients, developers and wider design teams to ensure technical delivery and coordination.
• Build and develop a team to support growing drainage function.

Skills

Drainage design

Housing developments

Project management

Independent delivery

SuDS

Tools

Drainage design software

Job description

Penguin Recruitment Ltd in Kingston Upon Hull is seeking a Senior Drainage Engineer to lead drainage design projects for housing and residential developments. You will manage projects from initial assessment through to detailed design, coordinating with clients, developers and design teams.

This role offers a clear path to leadership, a supportive team environment, and the chance to shape drainage strategy across a growing consultancy.