Senior Civil Engineer: Flood Risk & Drainage Design

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Colne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

JAM Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer – Flood Risk & Drainage for a full-time role based in Cambridgeshire. You will lead technically demanding drainage, flood risk assessments and sustainable infrastructure projects from concept to completion, delivering robust designs and technical reports.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, liaise with stakeholders and authorities, mentor junior engineers, and manage project delivery while ensuring compliance with UK planning and

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong experience in drainage design and flood risk.
• Experience producing Drainage Strategies and/or Flood Risk Assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of flood risk and drainage projects.
• Prepare and review Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies.
• Undertake detailed surface water and foul drainage design.
• Design SuDS, attenuation and flood mitigation solutions.
• Produce hydraulic calculations and drainage models.
• Support planning applications and liaise with LLFAs and authorities.
• Develop infrastructure and external works designs.
• Mentor junior engineers and manage own workload.

Skills

Flood risk

Drainage design

Hydraulic modelling

Project management

Mentoring

Stakeholder liaison

Communication skills

Chartered status

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Drainage modelling software

Hydraulic modelling software

Job description

JAM Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer – Flood Risk & Drainage for a full-time role based in Cambridgeshire. You will lead technically demanding drainage, flood risk assessments and sustainable infrastructure projects from concept to completion, delivering robust designs and technical reports.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, liaise with stakeholders and authorities, mentor junior engineers, and manage project delivery while ensuring compliance with UK planning and