Princial Drainage Engineer

Job Title:

Principal Drainage Engineer

.: CJD
1701K26

Location:

Manchester

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000

• Competitive salary package, including long service awards
• Generous annual leave allowance (with the option to buy additional leave)
• Private Healthcare and Life Insurance schemes
• Payment of subscription fees for Professional Body memberships
• Company Pension Scheme
• Flexible/hybrid working opportunities
• Electric Vehicle (EV) scheme
• A focus on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with career progression opportunities
• A close-knit team, with a focus on team bonding and social events

• Manage design process for surface water/foul drainage strategies and highways
• Produce technical documents and reports, as well as fee proposals
• Check, amend, and submit technical documents produced by colleagues
• Manage key working relationships with clients and other stakeholders, including Local Authorities, regulatory bodies, etc.
• Author risk assessments, undertaking site walkovers and other surveying works
• Oversee all aspects of projects, from initial inception through to successful delivery and implementation, including budgetary restrictions and time constraints

• A UK Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil Engineering (or a similar, relevant discipline)
• Possess Chartered Status with a relevant Professional Body (e.g., CEng, CIWEM, etc.)
• Considerable experience within a design-based role, within a UK consultancy (or Local Authority) setting
• Demonstrable experience of report-writing and producing technical documents, particularly Flood Risk Assessments (FRA)
• Proven experience of using the relevant software packages, including Civils 3D, Micro Drianage/Info Drainage, Causeway PDS/Causeway Flow, AutoCAD, etc.
• Excellent working knowledge of the relevant Section Agreements and their applications (e.g., S104, S38, S185, etc.)
• Proven ability to successfully lead a high-performing team of professionals within the sector
• Good working knowledge of the relevant UK legislation, regulations, and policy (including DCG, Building Regulations, etc.)
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and organisational skills
• Hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence, able to travel to sites as and when required

• A Higher Degree in a relevant subject
• Experience of managing a high-performing team of people, as well as projects

If you are interested in the role of Principal Drainage Engineer, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy