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Role: Drainage (Civil) Engineer Location: Cambridge Salary: Up to £60k Working pattern: Full-time. Monday - Friday, Hybrid (minimum 3 days in the office) Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits package 24 days annual leave plus statutory holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave Private healthcare and life insurance Pension scheme, recruitment bonus and long-service awards Professional development support including paid subscriptions and training Electric car scheme Hybrid and flexible working options Supportive and collaborative team environment with clear career progression opportunities An opportunity has arisen for a Drainage (Civil) Engineer to join our clients team. The role sits within a national consultancy environment and offers the chance to work on high-profile infrastructure, development, and environmental projects across the UK. You will play a key role in technical delivery, project leadership, mentoring junior staff, and supporting the commercial success of projects, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across multiple offices. Key Responsibilities: Preparing risk assessments, site walkovers and coordinating survey works Producing technical reports including Flood Risk Assessments, Environmental Statement chapters and modelling reports Undertaking hydrological assessments using industry-standard methodologies and software (FEH, ReFH2, WINFAP) Liaising with water regulators, statutory authorities, clients and stakeholders Managing time and budgets with guidance from senior management Mentoring and supporting junior team members Contributing to surface water and foul drainage strategies and highway design Providing technical input to reports and fee proposals Preparing risk assessments, undertaking site walkovers and overseeing CCTV and survey works Consulting with regulators, statutory authorities and other stakeholders Liaising with clients and managing workloads and budgets The successful candidate: Degree qualified in Geography, Earth/Environmental Sciences or Engineering 5-7+ years' consultancy experience in hydrology, flood risk, drainage or civil engineering Chartered or working towards chartership (C.WEM, CEnv, CEng or equivalent) Demonstrable leadership experience including mentoring, team management and quality review Strong knowledge of flood risk and drainage policy and guidance (UK-wide) Experience producing high-quality technical reports, particularly Flood Risk Assessments Familiarity with relevant software such as FEH, ReFH2, WINFAP, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, ESTRY, Flood Modeller, Causeway Flow, PDS and CAD Working knowledge of drainage legislation and agreements (e.g. S104, S38, S185) desirable Strong organisational, time and project management skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites Eligibility to work in the UK
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| Drainage Civil Engineer | fallback | 553 | 2026-03-21 19:31 | |
| junior backend engineer in Cambridge | gb | processed | 14862 | 2026-03-21 15:37 |
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