Senior Rail Drainage Design Lead

Poutrix; Warrington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Principal Rail Drainage Engineer to join our Rail North West team in Warrington. You will lead drainage design across rail and infrastructure projects, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and review complex technical deliverables to ensure quality and compliance.

You will provide technical leadership, guide engineers, manage design risks, and support project delivery from client engagement to approvals, promoting technical excellence within a collaborative, safety-driven

Qualifications

• BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in drainage design for rail, infrastructure or related civil projects.
• Strong knowledge of drainage systems including surface water, foul water, SuDS, earthworks drainage and rail/highway drainage.
• Experience leading complex design packages and coordinating multidisciplinary inputs.
• Experience reviewing, verifying and approving technical deliverables.
• Strong understanding of design standards, risk management and assurance processes.
• Experience providing technical leadership to engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead drainage design across rail and infrastructure projects.
• Deliver complex drainage design packages and coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Review, verify and approve calculations, drawings, reports and technical deliverables.
• Lead design reviews and support technical assurance activities.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers and project teams.
• Manage design risks, assumptions, technical decisions and engineering issues.
• Support project delivery through engagement with clients, stakeholders and approval authorities.
• Support programme, commercial and change-related project activities.
• Promote technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills

Lead drainage design

Multidisciplinary coordination

Design review & approval

Technical leadership

Education

BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng in Civil Engineering or related

Job description

Arcadis is seeking a Principal Rail Drainage Engineer to join our Rail North West team in Warrington. You will lead drainage design across rail and infrastructure projects, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and review complex technical deliverables to ensure quality and compliance.

You will provide technical leadership, guide engineers, manage design risks, and support project delivery from client engagement to approvals, promoting technical excellence within a collaborative, safety-driven