Principal Engineer (Drainage) – Derby / York / Glasgow / Bristol – Permanent – Office/Home Hybrid Working
To further strengthen our Highways and Drainage discipline, we are looking for a Principal Engineer (Drainage) to join us. You'll be working on a portfolio of projects across the UK, typically in rail, highways, and water, with opportunities to support projects across different sectors and globally.
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Managing and coordinating delivery of your work to time and budget, ensuring a high standard of technical quality and compliance with our internal management systems across the entire project lifecycle from feasibility to detailed design, including site supervision where required.
- Production of drainage designs, assessments and checking others' work, including preparation or checking of models, calculations, written reports, specifications and other contract deliverables.
- Ensuring that design, assessments and checking of designs are in accordance with the current Standards, Codes of Practice and Best Practice.
- Developing and mentoring less experienced engineers and technicians within your project teams.
- Assisting with the preparation of bids and tenders and supporting the Directors in pursuing business development opportunities.
Qualifications
- Achieved Chartered Engineer (C.Eng) status with experience working on multi-disciplinary projects.
- Skilled analytical ability and a solid understanding of engineering fundamentals, current design standards and the latest drainage design tools and software.
- Experience of undertaking or specifying drainage surveys.
- Experience of catchment analysis, hydraulic design, pumping station design and legislative requirements.
- Demonstrable experience in railway, highway or water sectors. Ideally both working for the Client or in a Design & Build environment.
- The ability to communicate effectively and professionally with the design team, clients and contractors.
- Good team leadership skills with the ability to support, mentor and develop less experienced engineers.
- A sound understanding and experience in the application of the CDM Regulations and risk assessment process including knowledge of current standards and legislation, including application of the Common Safety Method.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
- 28 days holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays.
- Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities.
- Private health care, for you and a contribution from you for your immediate dependents.
- Flexible and hybrid working conditions.
- Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions.
- Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange.
- Life assurance.
- Maternity Leave: 1‑20 weeks full pay, 21‑26 weeks half pay, 27‑39 statutory (SMP), 40‑52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply).
- Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply).
Optional benefits include:
- Electric vehicle lease.
- Annual Rail card (available for under 30s).
