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Permanent

Senior Drainage Engineer

Penguin Recruitment
Kingston upon Hull
money-bag £40000 - £50000/annum
Posted: 20 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Closing date: 19 November 2026
Ref: 225745941

Senior Drainage Engineer

Location: Hull

Salary: -40,000 - -50,000 per annum

Are you looking for the opportunity to take ownership of exciting residential developments and make your mark within a growing engineering team? Join a forward-thinking consultancy where your technical expertise will be valued, your ideas will help shape projects, and you will have the opportunity to build and lead a team as the business continues to grow. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced drainage professional ready to take the next step in their career.

Benefits for the Senior Drainage Engineer:

  • Competitive salary of : -40,000 - -50,000
  • Generous annual leave
  • Clear progression into a leadership and team-building role
  • Varied residential and housing development projects
  • Supportive working environment with opportunities to influence the direction of the team
  • The chance to play a key role in a growing consultancy

The Role of a Senior Drainage Engineer:

As a Senior Drainage Engineer, you will lead the delivery of drainage design projects, primarily focused on housing and residential developments. You will manage projects independently from initial assessment through to design, ensuring solutions meet technical standards, planning requirements and client expectations. Working closely with clients, developers, and wider design teams, a Senior Drainage Engineer will take responsibility for technical delivery and project coordination. Over time, you will have the opportunity to build and develop your own team, helping drive the continued growth of the drainage function.

Requirements:

  • Strong experience in civil engineering drainage design, particularly within housing and residential developments.
  • Proven ability to deliver drainage projects independently from start to finish.
  • Experience with surface water and foul drainage design, including SuDS.
  • Knowledge of relevant drainage standards, regulations, and planning requirements.
  • Proficiency in industry-standard drainage design software.
  • The full right to work in the UK
  • A full UK driving licence
  • Live within a commutable distance to the office in Hull

If you are interested in this or other Flood Risk/Drainage/Hydrology roles, please do not hesitate to contact Scarlett Maclean on (url removed).

We have many more vacancies available on our website. Please refer to (url removed). This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position

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