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Principal Drainage Engineer

AtkinsRéalis

Scotland

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Principal Drainage Engineer in Scotland to design and oversee drainage projects with a focus on environmental improvement. You will lead a team, mentor junior staff, and ensure compliance with quality standards while managing client relationships. The firm values innovation and commitment to sustainability, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Employee networks for support

Qualifications

Ability to design all drainage aspects from conceptual to detailed.
Self-motivated and team-oriented.
Experience in both private and public sectors.

Responsibilities

Leading design projects from concept to detailed design.
Overseeing production of designs and ensuring compliance.
Managing stakeholder relationships to secure repeat work.

Skills

Designing drainage systems

Collaboration and teamwork

Mentoring and leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Professionally Qualified with the ICE or CIWEM

Tools

Hydraulic design software

3D design tools

BIM

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The AtkinsRéalis Networks & Drainage Solutions Practice in Scotland provides drainage design services to Water and Local Authority markets. Due to a growing workload we are keen to strengthen the existing teams in our Glasgow or Edinburgh offices and require a Principal Drainage Engineer to join our team.

We are looking for strong collaborators, people capable of supporting their local team, but also delivering on remote projects as part of our national Practice.

You will be required to undertake a key role in a broad range of drainage design schemes for Council and Water Company projects.There will be a strong emphasis on flooding and environmental improvement projects incorporating SuDS. As well as delivering the drainage design, you will be responsible in supporting the leadership and development of our drainage capability.

Responsibilities

Leading the design of drainage designs from concept to detailed design, as stand-alone projects or as part of larger multi-disciplinary schemes.
Promoting development of digital solutions in drainage design.
Overseeing and reviewing the production of drainage designs, models, calculations and drawings to relevant standards, including providing technical assurance of designs.
Determining and assigning drainage design tasks and managing delivery to programme and budget.
Leading and encouraging the technical development of apprentices, graduate and assistant engineers in the drainage discipline.
Ensuring compliance with business management standards set in the company’s quality, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
Managing and developing client and stakeholder relationships to support the development of the drainage design and consents process as well as helping to secure repeat work.
Supporting the drainage discipline locally to develop and enhance the drainage design capability within the local team.
Leading drainage designs, managing the interface and providing technical assurance for drainage designs produced in our Global Design Centre.
Championing the role of drainage within a multi-disciplinary project.
Providing technical input to the preparation of bids including provision of Quality Submission responses on drainage strategy and design approach and input to price via preparation of fee proposals and associated program for delivery including assessment of risk.

Requirements

Ideally Professionally Qualified with the ICE, CIWEM or similar.
Ability to design all aspects of drainage from conceptual layout to detailed design.
Familiarity with hydraulic design software, 3D design tools and BIM.
Ability to prepare reports and specifications and to collect other data and statistics necessary for the preparation of progress and technical reports.
Ability to identify and respond to our clients’ values in a competitive market sector.
Candidates are required to be self-motivated and able to work both independently as well as within a larger multi-disciplinary team in leading and managing packages of work to completion.
Ability to identify, manage and develop project scopes and manage budgets, programme and the quality of deliverables.
A flexible individual, a team player, with a developed attention to detail, shows initiative, proactive and able to deliver to set deadlines.
Supportive approach to mentoring less experienced members of the team.
Good leadership qualities.
Experience in working for both private and public sector clients and knowledge of the different drivers and approaches to management and procurement.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We're ranked as one of LinkedIn's Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once, they join. We've also made the Times Top 50 employers for women.

Our Infrastructure team uses innovation, new approaches and the power of data to help our clients deliver end-to-end projects and programmes for essential future infrastructure. And as the work becomes ever more complex, our employees continue to challenge the status quo.

We're committed to engineering better for people and our planet, from our global Engineering Net-Zero programme to creating social value through EDAROTH community housing. We're proud of our active employee networks creating awareness and allyship for our under-represented groups. Not to mention programmes supporting communities outside AtkinsRéalis, including schools, charities, ex-forces and professionals returning after career breaks.

Security Clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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