Role:
Drainage (Civil) Engineer
Location: Cambridge
Salary: Up to £60k
Working pattern: Full-time. Monday – Friday, Hybrid (minimum 3 days in the office)
Benefits:
1. Competitive salary and benefits package
2. 24 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave
3. Private healthcare and life insurance
4. Pension scheme, recruitment bonus and long-service awards
5. Professional development support including paid subscriptions and training
6. Electric car scheme
7. Hybrid and flexible working options
8. Supportive and collaborative team environment with clear career progression opportunities
An opportunity has arisen for a Drainage (Civil) Engineer to join our clients team. The role sits within a national consultancy environment and offers the chance to work on high-profile infrastructure, development, and environmental projects across the UK.
You will play a key role in technical delivery, project leadership, mentoring junior staff, and supporting the commercial success of projects, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across multiple offices.
Key Responsibilities:
9. Preparing risk assessments, site walkovers and coordinating survey works
10. Producing technical reports including Flood Risk Assessments, Environmental Statement chapters and modelling reports
11. Undertaking hydrological assessments using industry-standard methodologies and software (FEH, ReFH2, WINFAP)
12. Liaising with water regulators, statutory authorities, clients and stakeholders
13. Managing time and budgets with guidance from senior management
14. Mentoring and supporting junior team members
15. Contributing to surface water and foul drainage strategies and highway design
16. Providing technical input to reports and fee proposals
17. Preparing risk assessments, undertaking site walkovers and overseeing CCTV and survey works
18. Consulting with regulators, statutory authorities and other stakeholders
19. Liaising with clients and managing workloads and budgets
The successful candidate:
20. Degree qualified in Geography, Earth/Environmental Sciences or Engineering
21. 5–7+ years’ consultancy experience in hydrology, flood risk, drainage or civil engineering
22. Chartered or working towards chartership (C.WEM, CEnv, CEng or equivalent)
23. Demonstrable leadership experience including mentoring, team management and quality review
24. Strong knowledge of flood risk and drainage policy and guidance (UK-wide)
25. Experience producing high-quality technical reports, particularly Flood Risk Assessments
26. Familiarity with relevant software such as FEH, ReFH2, WINFAP, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, ESTRY, Flood Modeller, Causeway Flow, PDS and CAD
27. Working knowledge of drainage legislation and agreements (e.g. S104, S38, S185) desirable
28. Strong organisational, time and project management skills
29. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
30. Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites
31. Eligibility to work in the UK