Senior Rail Drainage Engineer

Arcadis; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking a Senior Rail Drainage Engineer to join the Rail North West & Central Business teams in Yorkshire, Cheshire and Manchester. You will lead drainage design for rail and infrastructure projects, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver robust drainage solutions.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree and proven drainage design experience; rail exposure is desirable. Proficiency in drainage modelling software and knowledge of approvals processes are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven drainage design experience within infrastructure projects; rail experience desirable.
• Knowledge of surface water, foul water, SuDS, earthworks drainage and rail/highways drainage systems.
• Proficiency in drainage design and hydraulic modelling software.
• Ability to prepare and review technical calculations, drawings and reports.
• Understanding of approvals and consents processes involving relevant authorities.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of drainage design packages for rail and infrastructure projects.
• Prepare, review and verify drainage calculations, drawings, reports and technical documentation.
• Develop drainage solutions covering surface water, foul water, SuDS, earthworks drainage and rail/highways drainage.
• Undertake drainage design and modelling using software such as InfoDrainage and CivilStorm.
• Coordinate drainage design with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support approvals and consents submissions to relevant authorities, including LLFAs and Water Authorities.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and technicians.
• Identify and manage design risks, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and Arcadis requirements.

Skills

Drainage design

Project coordination

Technical review

Mentoring juniors

Education

Civil Engineering degree (BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng)

CEng/IEng desirable

Tools

InfoDrainage

CivilStorm

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Rail Drainage Engineer to join our Rail North West & Central Business teams in Yorkshire, Cheshire and Manchester.

Role Accountabilities:

• Lead the delivery of drainage design packages for rail and infrastructure projects.
• Prepare, review and verify drainage calculations, drawings, reports and technical documentation.
• Develop drainage solutions covering surface water, foul water, SuDS, earthworks drainage and rail/highways drainage.
• Undertake drainage design and modelling using software such as InfoDrainage and CivilStorm.
• Coordinate drainage design with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support approvals and consents submissions to relevant authorities, including LLFAs and Water Authorities.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and technicians.
• Identify and manage design risks, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and Arcadis requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng, or equivalent, in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven drainage design experience within infrastructure projects; rail experience is desirable.
• Knowledge of surface water, foul water, SuDS, earthworks drainage and rail/highways drainage systems.
• Proficiency in drainage design and hydraulic modelling software.
• Ability to prepare and review technical calculations, drawings and reports.
• Understanding of approvals and consents processes involving relevant authorities.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status with a relevant professional institution is desirable.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.