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.
Responsibilities
* 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.
Qualifications
* 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.
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