Senior Drainage Lead - Transport Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Jacobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in the United Kingdom seeks a drainage engineer to shape and deliver drainage solutions across major highway, rail and wider transportation schemes. You’ll provide technical leadership, guiding feasibility, optioneering, detailed design and delivery with practical, sustainable outcomes.

You’ll mentor engineers, share best practices, and help grow the drainage capability across our projects and client work.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience in drainage engineering for highways/rail or similar infra.
• Ability to lead drainage design and provide assurance on complex projects.
• Experience guiding drainage projects through multiple design stages.
• Knowledge of UK drainage principles and standards (DMRB, rail).

Responsibilities

• Lead drainage design for complex highway and rail projects.
• Provide technical judgement and design assurance.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers.
• Contribute to bids and project development.

Skills

Drainage engineering

Technical leadership

Optioneering & design

DMRB/rail standards

SuDS design

Mentoring engineers

Job description

Jacobs in the United Kingdom seeks a drainage engineer to shape and deliver drainage solutions across major highway, rail and wider transportation schemes. You’ll provide technical leadership, guiding feasibility, optioneering, detailed design and delivery with practical, sustainable outcomes.

You’ll mentor engineers, share best practices, and help grow the drainage capability across our projects and client work.