Principal Highway Drainage Engineer – Highways Team, Transportation
We are looking for an experienced drainage engineer to join our Highways team, responsible for the full lifecycle delivery of transportation projects across the UK.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver full lifecycle projects to improve our transport network, including feasibility, concept, preliminary and detailed design, community engagement, project delivery and construction management services.
* Oversee the appointment of competent drainage engineers, develop engineering tasks, define scope, select problems for investigation and develop novel approaches.
* Provide technical drainage knowledge and expertise to the design team across all project phases.
* Ensure quality, deliver feasibility, preliminary and detailed drainage designs, and provide specialist technical contributions as required.
* Lead a multi‑disciplinary engineering team to deliver integrated designs, build effective relationships with clients and technical teams, and meet quality standards, budgets and timelines.
* Fulfil all health and safety responsibilities in design, including safety in design, CDM, and university of occupational safety standards.
* Design highway drainage systems in accordance with UK standards, including DMRB and MCHW.
* Use drainage modelling software and manual techniques where appropriate.
* Create 3D BIM models of projects.
* Check drainage designs completed by others.
* Collaborate with colleagues and clients using Business Collaborator and ProjectWise for information sharing.
* Identify data and information required for projects and advise team leaders.
* Supervise and mentor junior team members.
* Prepare technical reports.
* Manage financial and programme constraints, monitoring hours against the project budget.
* Encourage knowledge sharing, innovation and creativity.
* Complete required health and safety training, including CSCS qualification where required.
* Build strong working relationships with internal teams across business lines such as Planning, Streets, Structures, Infrastructure, Water, Power, Landscape.
* Support marketing and business development objectives locally and nationally.
Key Qualifications
* Degree in Civil Engineering.
* Chartered or incorporated engineer (required to sign off drainage designs for NH CG502).
* Minimum 5 years of post‑graduation experience in highway drainage design in the UK.
* Competent in the use of highway drainage design software.
* Demonstrable understanding of Health and Safety, including CDM.
* Comprehensive knowledge of Design Manual for Roads and Bridges drainage standards.
Benefits
Enjoy core and personalised benefits, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, access to AECOM University, volunteering days, and opportunities for career development.
Projects
* A229 Blue Bell Hill
* M54‑M6 Link Road
* M62 Link Roads
* A19 North of Newcastle
* AlUla – Middle East
* National Grid – The Great Grid Upgrade, Wanless Beck
* Work for Heathrow, Gatwick Airports, East West Rail and Northern Powerhouse
* Site opportunities – Lune Gorge, M60 J18
How to Apply
Contact recruiter Siobhan Osborne via LinkedIn. All newly hired employees must attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.
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