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Job Title: Senior Drainage Engineer

Ref. No.: CJD1701L26

Location: Manchester

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

This is an excellent opportunity to join my client, a well-respected, innovative Multidisciplinary Consultancy, renowned for lending their extensive skillset across the engineering and environmental sectors. They are actively seeking a motivated, confident Senior Drainage Engineer who is willing to take on a number of challenging projects across the region, proactively overseeing a team of design experts in the field. You will be based near the exciting, diverse city of Manchester.

Benefits for the role of Senior Drainage Engineer include (but are not limited to):

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

Responsibilities for the role of Senior Drainage Engineer include:

Supervise the design process for surface water/foul drainage strategies and highways

Produce technical documents and reports, as well as proposals

Check technical documents produced by colleagues

Liaise with clients and other stakeholders, including Local Authorities, regulatory bodies, etc.

Prepare risk assessments, undertaking site walkovers and other surveying works

Contribute to a range of different projects at all stages, from initial inception through to successful delivery and implementation, including budgets and time constraints

Required skills and experience for the role of Senior Drainage Engineer include:

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.), or actively working to attain this

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, MicroDrianage/InfoDrainage, Causeway PDS/Causeway Flow, AutoCAD, etc.

Excellent working knowledge of the relevant Section Agreements and their applications (e.g., S104, S38, S185, etc.)

Good working knowledge of the relevant UK legislation, regulations, and policy (including DCG, Building Regulations, etc.)

Good communication (written and verbal) and organisational skills

Hold a full, valid UK Driving Licence, able to travel to sites as and when required

Desirable skills and experience for the role of Senior Drainage Engineer include:

A Higher Degree in a relevant subject

Experience of managing a high-performing team of professionals, as well as projects

If you are interested in the role of Senior 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

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