Senior or Principal Civil Infrastructure Egnineer

Carrington West; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West seeks a Senior or Principal Infrastructure Drainage Engineer to join our Manchester team. The role involves leading drainage design on major local authority and road projects, coordinating with a national team, and delivering technically sound solutions within deadlines.

The candidate will supervise junior engineers, manage client expectations, and ensure compliance with CDM and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in drainage design and project delivery.
• Knowledge of highway design standards and asset management.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Implement project requirements to meet client specifications.
• Supervise site-based projects.
• Lead project delivery and delegate to junior staff.
• Check and approve designs and proposals.
• Collaborate within the team and liaise with clients.
• Provide directions to junior members and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Drainage design

Project leadership

Client liaison

CDM compliance

Tools

AutoCAD

Microdrainage

Causeway Flow

Civils 3D

Job description

Senior or Principal Infrastructure Drainage Engineer

My client is an international multi-disciplinary consulting company who's expertise and capabilities cover Buildings, Highways & Transportation, Land Development, Civil Structures, Asset Management, and Water and Environment. They are now looking for either a Senior or Principal Infrastructure Drainage Engineer to join their team in Manchester.

Main Purpose of the Job

You will be part of a hardworking and growing team of Transport & Infrastructure Engineers and Consultants. You will be expected to work with our other offices across the country as part of a wider, National team to help drive successful delivery of projects and enforce their core business values.

• Various Local Authority framework commissions
• Active Travel commissions
• Infrastructure development work including S278, S38 and S104
• A variety of mixed-use residential development projects
• Flood risk assessments
• Technical and construction assurance

As part of your role, you may assume responsibility of lead consultant for your discipline contribution to multidisciplinary projects, including liaison with client and establishing/agreeing the brief, delivering the specified work, undertaking contract administration, final account assessment and post contract completion assessment/as-built analysis if required. You may perform complex technical or professional work activities and assure delivery to meet client requirements.

The ability to make plans, schedules and monitor work to meet deadlines and other requirements is also an essential part of the role.

Additionally, you will be expected to provide directions to junior members of the team to support their development and achieve competent delivery. Carry out work within own discipline area collaborating with others as required for assigned projects as delegated by the Project Manager.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement project requirements to fully meet the client specification in accordance with relevant standards
• Collate project information, liaise and engage in clients and third parties as required
• Supervise site-based projects as required
• Lead project delivery & supervise and delegate to more junior members of staff and others as required
• Check / approve own and other staff work, including third party design proposals
• Integrate successfully into an established team and drive the team culture

Experience

• Significant experience in drainage design and management of projects to time, cost and quality
• Excellent working knowledge of software such as Microdrainage, Causeway Flow, AutoCAD
• Proven experience in drainage design, construction, and supervision
• Detailed knowledge of highway design standards, construction practices, asset management, and relevant legislation
• Demonstrate a good understanding of Health and Safety including CDM responsibilities.
• Undertake day to day management and leadership of project design including overseeing designs produced by consultants and managing input from other disciplines
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience of developing design solutions to traffic/local road problems such as Alignment, Drainage, Pavement, Road Restraint System, Road Signs & Markings.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Client liaison and management
• Use of Common Data Environments & BIM levels & strategy
• Horizontal & Vertical alignment design in AutoCAD & Civils 3D
• Singing & Lining designs to TSRGD
• Pavement & Footway designs
• Drainage design