Drainage Engineer

 Job Purpose
 
Working as part of the drainage team to provide support to a variety of clients during pre-planning, detailed design and construction phases of projects.
 
Dimensions
The drainage team is made up of a director, an associate and 2 engineers.
 
Key accountabilities
- Undertake design work for clients and communicate with them as needed
- Assist senior members of staff on larger projects to ensure a timely and cost-efficient solution is provided.
- Manage small projects without supervision.
- Work on a variety of projects to increase their knowledge across all areas of drainage engineering.
- Ensure confidence and competence on using relevant software, including MicroDrainage.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of relevant standards.
- Support technicians and students as needed.
- Advise on work completed to feed into invoice production.
- Work towards a professional qualification with the relevant professional body (Eng. Tech. I.Eng. or C.Eng.)
 
Organisation
Support for this role is provided by the incumbents line manager and the Director of Civil engineering. This role requires liaison within their own team and across other departments within the business to ensure continuity of service to clients. Engineers will have some contact with clients via email and on the phone
 
Job context
Engineers will have developed their civil engineering and drainage knowledge through study and practical application. The job holder will offer advice to clients, but only once it has been discussed and agreed with a more senior engineer.
 
Knowledge, experience and qualifications
A B.Eng or ideally M.Eng qualification is the preferred qualification for this role, although some incumbents may have developed their skills through many years on the job. Engineers are required to have a broad understanding of civil engineering principles and be working towards expertise in drainage.