Senior / Principal Drainage & Infrastructure Engineer

Stirling Maynard; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

6% pension contribution

Company phone

CPD and chartership support

Eye tests

Wellbeing support

Welcome clothing

Social, charity and sports events

Job summary

Stirling Maynard is seeking a Senior Drainage and Infrastructure Engineer to lead drainage and infrastructure projects from concept through detailed design.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree with 8+ years of drainage experience, knowledge of major agreements, and chartership progression with ICE or equivalent. You will mentor teams, manage schemes, and coordinate with external teams to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering degree and 8+ years’ drainage and infrastructure design experience.
• Knowledge of key drainage agreements and flood risk assessments.
• Chartered or working towards chartership with ICE or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor project teams delivering drainage and infrastructure schemes from concept to detailed design.
• Prepare and review drainage strategies, flood risk assessments, highway and levels designs, calculations, drawings, specifications and project information.
• Manage schemes, agree design principles, prepare fee proposals and support junior staff.
• Occasional site inspections, represent the company at meetings and coordinate with external teams to meet deadlines.

Skills

Leadership

Drainage design

Project management

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroDrainage/FLOW

PDS

Civil 3D

Job description

Senior Drainage and Infrastructure Engineer

WE ARE HIRING SENIOR / PRINCIPAL DRAINAGE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

Ready for your next career step in drainage and infrastructure engineering? Join our successful team to lead varied new-build and refurbishment projects from early planning through delivery.

Role and responsibilities

• Lead and mentor project teams delivering drainage and infrastructure schemes from concept to detailed design. Prepare and review drainage strategies, flood risk assessments, highway and levels designs, calculations, drawings, specifications and project information.
• Manage schemes, agree design principles, prepare fee proposals and support junior staff.
• Undertake occasional site inspections, represent the company at meetings and coordinate with external teams to meet deadlines.
• Civil Engineering degree and 8+ years’ drainage and infrastructure design experience.
• Knowledge of S38, S278, S104, S106 and S185 agreements, flood risk assessments and drainage strategies.
• Practical knowledge of integrating SuDS into projects.
• Highway and private-development infrastructure design experience, including alignments, crossfalls and visibility splays to adoptable standards.
• Experience managing engineers and technicians.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, MicroDrainage/FLOW, PDS or Civil 3D.
• Chartered, or working towards chartership, with ICE or another professional institution.
• You will be an accurate, adaptable communicator who can explain technical concepts clearly.
• Right to work in the UK
• Career progression, personal development planning, ICE training and chartership support.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• 6% pension contribution, income protection and performance-related Christmas and January bonuses.
• Company phone, CPD, one professional membership and first chartership application paid.
• Free eye tests, wellbeing support, refreshments, welcome clothing and social, charity and sports events.