Senior Engineer

Join Our Team as a Building Civils Design / Senior Drainage Engineer!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for an experienced Senior Drainage Engineer to join our award-winning Civil and Structural Engineering Team at Kier Design. This is your chance to work on a diverse range of large building development projects across various sectors, including education, retail, defence, conservation, and commercial.

Location & Hours

Location: Nationwide – some travel to the office is required, with flexible remote working options available.

Hours: Permanent Full-time, 40 hours per week – flexibility on hours can be discussed!

Please note: We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship for this role.

Your Responsibilities

As a Building Civils Design / Senior Drainage Engineer, you will play a crucial role in delivering innovative and sustainable drainage solutions for major building developments. Your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Producing and checking drainage design calculations, flood risk assessments, drawings, and sustainable drainage strategies to current standards.
• Coordinating drainage and civil engineering design information across disciplines, including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Building Services Engineering.
• Consulting with Lead Local Flood Authorities, planning departments, sewer operators, and the Environment Agency to obtain necessary consents and approvals.
• Setting sustainable drainage strategies for projects, including SuDS design using CIRIA C753 guidance and ensuring compliance with Building Regulations.
• Acting as the lead drainage engineer on major and complex building civils projects, representing the team at project meetings.

What We’re Looking For

This role is perfect for someone who:

• Holds a degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Sciences and is Chartered or working towards chartership with ICE or CIWEM.
• Has strong experience designing drainage and SuDS systems, with hands-on use of tools such as Innovyze InfoDrainage.
• Possesses a solid understanding of underground drainage design, aligned with current European Standards and Building Regulations (Approved Document H).
• Is confident in working with statutory bodies and Lead Local Flood Authorities on flood risk and mitigation strategies.
• Is committed to continuous professional development and has a genuine interest in delivering sustainable, low-carbon design solutions.

Rewards and Benefits

At Kier, we value our brilliant people and offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Join us and enjoy:

• Competitive salary and performance-related bonuses.
• Flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance.
• Opportunities for continuous professional development and career growth.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employees play a key role in shaping our diversity and inclusion initiatives, and we are proud of the impact they have made. As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We can’t wait to see your application! Join us and be part of something great at Kier.