Senior Flood Risk/Drainage Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Hook
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Flood Risk Assessments Sustainable Urban Drainage Strategies Microdrainage AutoCAD Civil Engineering Drainage Engineering

FULL DESCRIPTION

As a Senior/Principal Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and guidance to a team in the delivery of a range of projects, involving civil, drainage and flood, alleviation schemes, ensuring accurate and efficient project delivery for internal and external clients.

About the opportunity and you

  • As a Senior/Principal Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and guidance to a team in the delivery of a range of projects, involving civil, drainage and flood, alleviation schemes, ensuring accurate and efficient project delivery for internal and external clients.
  • You will have a relevant degree and ideally be professionally qualified, together with at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
  • Ability to write Flood Risk Assessments and Sustainable Urban Drainage Strategies.
  • Full working knowledge of Microdrainage and Autocad.
  • A high commitment to thorough preparation and professional presentation, representing the Company at project meetings and public meetings.
  • Ability to build and maintain good client relationships and maintain client confidence and attract new and repeat business.
  • Ability to manage and motivate junior colleagues and assist with their general training and development.
  • The role will enable you to further develop your technical skills, applying your expertise to help us continue driving forward in both technical quality and service efficiency.

We will reward you with a competitive salary, car allowance/company car, attractive bonus scheme, excellent company benefits, including a 37.5 hour working week, paid overtime, 25 days annual leave, pension scheme, life assurance, private health care, income protection scheme, critical illness cover and paid professional subscriptions.

Base Salary subject to experience

If you are keen to find out more please contact Glenn Charles on either [contact hidden] or send your CV to [contact hidden]

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