Drainage Highway Market Lead / Associate Director - UK Wide As a Drainage Highway Market Lead, you'll play a central role in supporting the future of infrastructure across the UK and beyond. You'll lead the delivery of high-quality drainage design solutions for transportation and urban infrastructure projects, applying your deep technical expertise and understanding of UK standards to complex, multidisciplinary challenges. You'll guide a geographically diverse team across Ireland, the UK, and global offices-mentoring junior engineers, collaborating across disciplines, and ensuring technical excellence at every stage of project delivery. Your leadership will foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing, while your proactive approach will help drive sustainable, compliant, and efficient design outcomes. In this role, you will: * Lead drainage design across all project stages, ensuring compliance with |UK standards and client expectations. * Mentor and develop junior engineers, supporting their growth and technical development. * Collaborate with clients and approval authorities, building trusted relationships and delivering strategic solutions. * Champion innovation and sustainability in drainage design, contributing to decarbonisation and resilient infrastructure. * Work flexibly across offices and client sites Jacobs' Transportation team is recognised for delivering high-profile projects for clients such as Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Highways, Transport Scotland, Network Rail, Welsh Government, HS2 Ltd, and numerous Local Authorities. With a growing portfolio in Ireland and internationally, this role offers the opportunity to influence major infrastructure developments while advancing your career in a supportive, forward-thinking environment. Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. If you're ready to lead with purpose and make a lasting impact-Jacobs is ready to invest in you. * Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline * Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or equivalent. * Extensive experience in drainage design for highways and urban environments * Strong knowledge of UK Transport Infrastructure standards and the SuDS Manual and other drainage guidance * Proven experience obtaining design approvals from authorities * Proficiency in drainage modelling software and tools * Strong understanding of health and safety legislation * Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust across teams and with clients IETransportation LI-AS5 https://careers.jacobs.com/en_US/careers/JobDetail/30921 Manchester|Greater Manchester|United Kingdom Leeds|West Yorkshire|United Kingdom Glasgow|Lanarkshire|United Kingdom Birmingham|West Midlands|United Kingdom Bristol|Bristol City|United Kingdom Warrington|Cheshire|United Kingdom Wokingham|Berkshire|United Kingdom Cardiff|South Glamorgan|United Kingdom Edinburgh|East Lothian|United Kingdom Belfast|Antrim|United Kingdom London|Greater London|United Kingdom Civil and Structural Transportation