Drainage Engineer

Edinburgh, Midlothian
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Are you a Drainage & Infrastructure Engineer looking to take the next step in your career? 

Would you like to get involved with delivering some exciting projects and join a dynamic, growing team who are at the forefront of sustainable design? If so, we want you to join our team in Glasgow!

Our client are looking for people who are excellent team players, driven to excel in their chosen field, but also have the courage to stretch their horizons and can offer the opportunity to help in the management of the wider office and to develop and grow a successful team.

What you need to succeed:

Educated to a minimum Degree level in Civil Engineering, or equivalent;

Aiming for Chartered Engineer status with relevant professional institution;

Experience in managing and leading client relationships, reporting on progress and managing work within budget and to programme;

Able to check and sign off technical design work;

Experience in the planning, design and construction of residential, commercial and industrial developments from conception to technical approval;

Leading on a range of projects or acting as technical discipline lead for larger projects

Experience in working in collaborative teams with clients, contractors, external design team members, local authorities, statutory bodies and other third parties;

Leading and mentoring a small team of engineers and technicians located in the local office or other offices across the country.

Experience of working within project teams and supervising team members, including mentoring junior staff to become Chartered;

Design and specification of civils drainage;

An understanding of service utilities and external works design and modelling;

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to prepare reports on technical matters;

Use of technical design tools such as MicroDrainage, Civils 3D and AutoCAD, or equivalents.

What's on offer:

Competitive salary and benefits package with annual salary reviews

26 days holiday per year, rising to 31 days with loyalty days, plus bank holidays

Hybrid working arrangements

Fantastic training and development culture

Access to mentoring support from industry experts

Opportunity to play a key role in exciting and varied projects

ICE Training Agreement

Opportunity to be client facing and the chance to get involved with business development and marketing activitie

Fast-tracked career progression for the right candidates

Job Info
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Job Title:
Drainage Engineer
Company:
CV-Library
Location:
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Salary:
£40000 - £46000 Per annum
Posted:
Dec 1st 2025
Closes:
Jan 1st 2026
Sector:
Engineering
Contract:
Permanent
Hours:
Full Time
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