Senior Drainage Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consulting firm is seeking a motivated Senior Drainage Engineer to enhance their infrastructure team in Derby. This exciting role involves drainage design, flood assessments, and project management, with opportunities for professional growth through support for chartered status and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Hybrid / Flexible working

ICE Chartership support

Enhanced pension scheme

Clear progression path

Salary reviews annually

Medical insurance

Life Assurance

Income protection

Qualifications

• Legal status to work in the UK.
• Relevant degree required.
• Chartered status or working towards it from recognized institutions.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of drainage designs and flood risk assessments.
• Organizing and managing contracts within the drainage team.
• Liaising with clients and conducting site inspections.

Skills

Drainage design

Project management

Client liaison

Site inspections

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

We’re seeking a highly motivated Senior Drainage Engineer to join our clients growing infrastructure team in Derby.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer with a strong background in infrastructure drainage design to contribute to major projects.

What’s on offer:

• Hybrid / Flexible working
• ICE Chartership support
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Clear progression path with regular performance reviews
• Salary reviews each year DOE
• Medical insurance
• Life Assurance
• Income protection

The role:

• To work independently and as part of a team.
• To organise, control and manage contracts within the Drainage team.
• Preparation of Surface and Foul Water drainage designs, at outline strategy, detailed planning, and construction phases including drawings, calculations, and reporting.
• Preparation of Flood Risk Assessments for planning purposes.
• Undertake site visits, walkover inspections and investigations.
• Liaise with clients, developers and architects, as well as other design team members. Provide written and verbal communications as well as attending meetings as requested.
• Liaise and appoint sub-contractors to provide testing and survey information, as required as part of the project.
• Preparation of fee proposals and invoicing
• To carry out any other duties as deemed appropriate by senior management.

What you need to succeed:

• The post holder must have legal status to work in the UK.
• The post holder will hold a relevant degree.
• The post holder will be Chartered or working towards Chartered status of one of the following professional Institutions:
• Institute of Civil Engineers
• Institute of Water and Environmental Management
• Institute of Highway Engineers
• The post holder will hold a full driving license with access to a vehicle with business use insurance cover.