Reactive Drainage Engineer - Hybrid, Site Visits

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking an experienced Drainage Engineer to join the LLFA and support the Highways Drainage Team over the winter period. The role leads the reactive drainage workload, investigating flooding and drainage issues across the borough and coordinating repairs and maintenance works.

You will work with drainage officers, contractors and council colleagues to assess problems, recommend engineering solutions and oversee works through to completion, with hybrid/home working

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in drainage engineering.
• Experience with highways drainage and/or land drainage.
• Experience overseeing or supervising civil engineering/drainage works.
• Ability to prepare work orders and/or technical specifications.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Access to a vehicle for work-related site visits is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the reactive drainage workload and support two experienced drainage officers.
• Investigate enquiries from residents, council colleagues and other stakeholders relating to highway drainage and land drainage issues.
• Undertake on-site assessments of drainage and flooding problems and determine the appropriate response.
• Investigate issues with framework contractors and other external contractors.
• Recommend appropriate repairs, replacements and enhancement works to the team manager.
• Prepare work orders, specifications and instructions for agreed civil engineering works.
• Oversee drainage surveys and civil engineering works to ensure contractors meet specifications and contractual requirements.
• Respond to reactive flooding issues and drainage emergencies across the borough.
• Work closely with the LLFA Manager, Graduate Engineer and other drainage engineering colleagues.
• Support effective communication with residents, contractors, colleagues and councillors.

Skills

Drainage engineering

Site assessment

Stakeholder management

Contractor coordination

Education

HNC/ONC or equivalent Level 5 qualification in Civil Engineering

Job description

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking an experienced Drainage Engineer to join the LLFA and support the Highways Drainage Team over the winter period. The role leads the reactive drainage workload, investigating flooding and drainage issues across the borough and coordinating repairs and maintenance works.

You will work with drainage officers, contractors and council colleagues to assess problems, recommend engineering solutions and oversee works through to completion, with hybrid/home working