WCI Group Ltd
Civil Engineer - Drainage
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Drainage Engineer - WCI Group | Taunton, Wiveliscombe (hybrid) | up to £50,000
Most drainage engineers get boxed into one stage of a scheme. Here, you won't. You'll take projects from the first feasibility sketch through detailed design and out onto site - foul, surface water, SuDS, pumped and gravity systems, across domestic, commercial and municipal work.
WCI is a water and wastewater engineering group with four connected divisions, which means real variety: no two days, and no two projects, look the same. And we'll back you toward chartership with mentored training through the ICE.
What you'll be doing
- Building drainage strategies, feasibility assessments and technical solutions
- Producing detailed designs - foul, surface water, SuDS, pumped and gravity
- Preparing construction drawings, technical notes and designer risk assessments
- Flood risk assessments, plus setting-out, construction detail and clash analysis on site
- Handling regulatory submissions - planning, environmental permits, statutory approvals
- Owning client relationships and briefs as you grow into the role
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Day to day, you'll be working in MicroDrainage and AutoCAD.
What you'll bring
- 3+ years in a drainage or civil engineering role
- A solid grip on drainage design, SuDS and water/wastewater systems
- Confident on AutoCAD, sharp on detail, comfortable juggling deadlines
- As happy on a construction site as at a desk
- A degree or HNC/HND in civil engineering — or equivalent hands-on experience
- Nutrient neutrality, pumping station / rising main design or sewage treatment experience is a bonus, not a must.
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What's in it for you
- Up to £50,000, depending on experience
- Hybrid working - 3 days at our Wiveliscombe office, surrounded by some of Somerset's best countryside
- 9–5, Monday to Friday
- A mentored route to ICE professional qualifications
- After probation: health and wellbeing support, life cover, a competitive pension, flexible holiday and an annual performance bonus
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