Drainage Engineer

Position: Drainage Engineer (Permanent)
Water Safety Consultant - an exciting role with a great company, fantastic team, and excellent package, where you can truly make a difference in health and safety.
We are looking for a Water SuDs Safety Expert to provide advice on water safety and leisure environments, including SuDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems).
This role may suit someone with experience as a Drainage Engineer, SuDS Engineer, Civil Engineer (infrastructure or water specialisation), Flood Risk Consultant, Water Resources Engineer, Landscape Architect, or Construction Project Manager (with a drainage focus). Relevant backgrounds could include working with engineering consultancies, local authorities, Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs), environmental agencies, property developers, infrastructure contractors, or construction.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!
Please only apply if you meet the essential criteria. When answering application questions, be honest, especially regarding your required experience.
We value transparency and want to ensure the right fit for both you and us.
1. Do you have experience of carrying out SuDS inspections?
2. Do you hold a relevant safety qualification in either education or leisure?
3. Do you have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for site visits?
4. Do you have a Health and Safety Qualification?
5. Have you advised on water safety?
Are you passionate about making a difference in public safety? HR Careers & Nationwide Recruitment Service client is hiring a Water Safety Consultant to lead impactful projects across drainage systems and aquatic environments, helping shape safer communities through expert consultancy.
This is a full-time, permanent role with hybrid working options. You’ll be based within reach of Birmingham, with travel to client sites across the Midlands.

What you’ll be doing :

* Delivering consultancy on water safety and leisure environments, including SuDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) reviews

* Managing enquiries from internal teams and external clients

* Scoping new projects and identifying commercial opportunities

* Collaborating with policy teams to ensure joined-up safety strategies

* Reviewing and quality-checking consultancy work to meet service level agreements

What we’re looking for:

* A confident problem-solver who can work independently

* A warm, professional communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills

* Someone passionate about health and safety’s life-saving potential

* Experience conducting SuDS inspections

* A relevant safety qualification in leisure, education, or similar field

* A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for site visits

Location:

Commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Worcester, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford, and Northampton, Bristol, Manchester, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Manchester, Leicester, Coventry, Kingston upon Hull, Cardiff, Bradford, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Southampton, Reading, Camberley, Derby, Milton Keynes, Dudley, Northampton, Portsmouth, Luton, Preston, Bournemouth, Walsall, Swindon, Oxford, Poole, Huddersfield, Newport, York, Blackpool, Bolton, Peterborough