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We're looking for a Building Civils Design / Senior Drainage Engineer to join our Kier Design team. We're seeking an experienced Senior Drainage Engineer to join our award-winning Civil and Structural Engineering Team. You'll have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of large building development projects across education, retail, defence, conservation, and commercial sectors.
Location: Nationwide – travel to the office required with some remote working available
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 40 hours per week – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Building Civils Design / Senior Drainage Engineer, you'll be working within the Civil and Structural Engineering team, supporting them in delivering innovative and sustainable drainage solutions for major building developments.
Your Day-to-day 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 appropriate consents and approvals
- Setting sustainable drainage strategies for projects, including SuDS design using CIRIA C753 guidance and compliance with Building Regulations
- Acting as the lead drainage engineer on major and complex building civils projects, representing the team at project meetings
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What are we looking for?
This Building Civils Design / Senior Drainage Engineer role would suit someone who:
- Holds a degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Sciences, and is Chartered or working towards chartership with ICE or CIWEM
- Brings strong experience designing drainage and SuDS systems, with hands-on use of tools such as Innovyze InfoDrainage
- Has a solid understanding of underground drainage design, aligned to current European Standards and Building Regulations (Approved Document H)
- Is confident working with statutory bodies and Lead Local Flood Authorities on flood risk and mitigation strategies
- Is committed to continuous professional development, with a genuine interest in delivering sustainable, low-carbon design solutions
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Rewards And Benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
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