Job Description
Job title: Senior Drainage Engineer
Type: West Yorkshire
Salary: Dependent on experience, skills and location
An introduction to our unique company…
Waterman Aspen welcomes engineers and technical specialists to make their mark by working on some of the biggest infrastructure projects or in delivering professional services across the UK. We specialise in secondment services, providing the right people, with the right skills for the job, at the right time. Our diverse client base includes local authorities, consultancies, public bodies and construction companies.
We take pride in supporting our colleagues throughout their careers. We’re a people-centric organisation, placing mutual respect and dignity in the highest regard. This is reflected in our approach to issues such as mental health and wellbeing, family friendly policies, social value, and net zero. We’re a Disability Confident Employer and an accredited Real Living Wage Employer.
We have big ambitions for the future, and we’d love for you to be part of it.
Your career with Waterman Aspen…
You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as Drainage Engineer will see you as a key member of the West Yorkshire team and you can expect:
A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills
Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression
Further exposure to your chosen industry - increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills
The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer
Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers
Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice
Regular social events and volunteering opportunities
Experience required…
Essential:
UK experience of working on public, private or third sector drainage design projects.
Competency using UK standards such as DRMB, TSRGD, Manual for Street, MCHW, CDM and local authority standards.
Ability to design all aspects of drainage from concept to detailed design
Experience of drainage design interfaces (e.g. highways, rail, geotechnical, environmental, structural etc.)
Managing project schedules and ensuring quality deliverables, including inspections and reports.
Review schemes and prepare conceptual design options
Supervision of design teams
Mentor junior engineers
Collaborating with clients and partners to develop buildable and maintainable solutions.
Prepare technical reports (e.g. feasibility/options reports, assessment reports and other technical reports)
Applying best practice and innovative approaches in all projects.
Conducting site surveys and inspections.
Ability to prepare reports and specifications and to collect and assimilate other data and statistics necessary for the preparation of progress and technical reports.
Willingness to travel within and outside the region if required
A relevant qualification in an Engineering/Technical discipline or equivalent experience in the UK
The legal right to work in the UK
Desirable:
Chartered/ Incorporated Engineer
Proven experience of hydraulic modelling software such as Micro Drainage.
Working knowledge of AutoCAD / Civil3D or similar.
Familiarity with 3D design tools and BIM.
Experienced in S278, S38, S104 and S106 design and applications.
A Full UK driving license
IEng or CEng
You’ll get this and so much more…
As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package:
Company car or car allowance
Contribution to commuting mileage
Permanent health insurance
25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)
Company pension contribution
Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits
1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community