Overview
Job Title: Assistant Drainage Engineer
Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £28,000 - £33,000
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a client, an award-winning, sustainably-minded multidisciplinary consultancy offering specialist design services for a diverse group of clients across the engineering and environmental landscapes. The client seeks a talented, driven Assistant Drainage Engineer to work on challenging projects alongside an established team of flood risk and drainage professionals on small-, medium-, and large-scale projects in and around Edinburgh.
Benefits
* A highly-competitive salary
* Enrolment in a company pension scheme
* Generous annual leave entitlement
* Extensive training, mentorship, and career progression opportunities
* Involvement with a close-knit, award-winning team
* Access to the forefront of innovation, working on high-profile projects
Responsibilities
* Work on several aspects of projects, including hydraulic modelling, flood risk, flood estimation, and drainage strategy
* Contribute toward residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments across Scotland and beyond for clients in the public and private sectors
* Complete flood risk assessments and reports
* Engage with flood estimation and surface water management plans
* Design drainage strategies and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
* Work on designing access roads
* Utilise design software packages, including Civils 3D, Causeway PDS, InfoDrainage, and AutoCAD
Qualifications
Required skills and experience
* Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Hydrology, or a related discipline
* Demonstrable experience in a UK consultancy or local authority setting in a design-based role
* Extensive experience producing flood risk assessments, flood risk reports, drainage strategies, and drainage design using appropriate software
* High proficiency in Civils 3D, InfoDrainage, and Causeway Flow
Desirable skills and experience
* Local residency with good knowledge of the region and its characteristics
* Full, valid UK driving licence
Additional information
If you are interested in the role, please contact the Civils and Hydrology Team at Penguin Recruitment. See our website for other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.
Job Title: Assistant Drainage Engineer
Company: Penguin Recruitment
Location: Edinburgh
Posted: Sep 12th 2025
Closes: Oct 13th 2025
Sector: Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
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