Senior Drainage Engineer

ICE Recruit; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

ICE Recruit is seeking a Senior Drainage Engineer for a Bristol-based, full-time permanent role. The candidate should be Chartered or near Chartered with 6+ years UK drainage experience and will lead schemes, design drainage strategies, and liaise with clients and authorities.

The role covers hydro-draulic modelling, technical drawings, and fee proposals, with hybrid working (1 day remote) and generous benefits including private medical and annual leave. The salary is £47k–£52k plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Chartered or near Chartered engineer with UK drainage design experience (6+ years).
• Strong communication and analytical abilities.
• Experience leading schemes and delivering drainage strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop drainage strategies.
• Prepare FRA's and drainage strategy reports.
• Produce hydraulic modelling and drainage design using relevant software including Causeway Flow.
• Produce technical drawings and specifications.
• Prepare fee proposals and monitor deadlines and budget.
• Assist junior team members with their work and progression.

Skills

Drainage design

Project leadership

Education

Chartered Engineer or near Chartered

Tools

Causeway Flow

Job description

Senior Drainage Engineer

Bristol

£47k-£52k plus benefits

Our client is an established employee owned firm based in Bristol who are currently seeking a senior drainage engineer to join them on a full time permanent basis.

They have an excellent reputation for successful project delivery and pride themselves in repeat business from clients.

Their senior engineer will need to be experienced in leading schemes and be responsible for design, management and delivery of drainage strategies, working closely with clients and relevant authorities.

Duties:

• Develop drainage strategies
• Prepare FRA's and Drainage Strategy reports
• Produce hydraulic modelling and drainage design using relevant software et Causeway Flow
• Produce technical drawings and specifications
• Prepare fee proposals and monitor deadlines and budget
• Assist junior team members with their work and progression

Our client ideally requires a Chartered or near Chartered engineer who has at least 6 years' UK experience in drainage design for development infrastructure.

Strong communication, software proficiency and excellent analytical abilities will win you this role.

In return you can expect ongoing professional development, generous annual leave, private medical and working from home 1 day per week.