Location
Manchester
Industry sector
Engineering
Job type
Permanent | Full Time
Job start date
ASAP
Posted date
25/01/2026
Closing date
15/02/2026
Job Title: Senior Drainage Engineer
Ref. No.: CJD2401L26
Location: Manchester
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000
This is a fantastic opportunity to join my client, an industry-leading, sustainability-minded 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 thriving, culturally-significant city of Manchester.
Benefits for the role of Senior Drainage Engineer include (but are not limited to):
* Competitive salary (including long service awards)
* Generous annual leave (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 collaborative working environment, with extensive teambuilding and social events
Responsibilities for the role of Senior Drainage Engineer include:
* Supervise the design process for surface water/foul drainage strategies and highways
* Develop technical documents and reports, as well as fee 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
* Supervise a range of different projects at all stages, from initial inception through to successful delivery and implementation
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-based consultancy (or Local Authority) setting
* Proven experience of report-writing and producing technical documents, particularly Flood Risk Assessments (FRA)
* Demonsrable 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 UK Higher Degree (or equivalent qualification) 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.