Senior / Principal Drainage Engineer - Infrastructure

Do you have a passion for transport and the roads that link our cities? Are you up to the challenges we face to balance the social benefits roads provide with our requirement to reduce our impact on the environment? Can you innovate and develop the designs we need to solve these challenges? Then come join our team!

Stantec have ambitious growth plans and our portfolio of work is expanding. We’re now looking for a Senior / Principal Civil Engineer with particular expertise in surface water drainage to join our growing transport infrastructure team in Scotland to deliver quality projects for our public and private sector clients.

You will be responsible for all aspects of drainage delivery within the team. The role requires hands on project delivery, developing the drainage capability of fellow engineers and be our key drainage contact on multi-disciplinary projects and prospects.  We also work with and support teams across the UK to deliver schemes for a variety of clients.

We have Scottish offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, situated in the heart of both cities. We offer a welcoming environment to work in and offer hybrid and flexible working options.

About You

You will hold a Civil Engineering Degree and will ideally be Chartered or working towards Chartered status. You will have expertise in surface water drainage for roads, active travel and development infrastructure and have delivered multi-disciplinary projects for the entire lifecycle – from concept, feasibility and planning through to detailed design and delivery. You will have experience in the application of the DMRB, local road and water authority standards, CDM and BIM as well as knowledge of AutoDesk InfoDrainage and Civil 3D. Experience in foul drainage design would be preferable.

You will utilise your previous experience to develop the drainage knowledge within the wider team, mentoring other civil engineers through on the job training, checking work and providing feedback as well as identifying formal training needs for others. This also extends to keeping up to date with industry advances, best practice and evolving technical standards.

Your passion and experience of delivering quality infrastructure design solutions is key to your success in this role. You will be an excellent communicator, both within the business and externally, have an eye for detail and be pragmatic.  You will be enthusiastic, ambitious, forward thinking and have a desire to develop your career. 

Why Join us?

The friendly and collaborative culture at Stantec is something we are proud of and we have many other reasons for you to be excited about joining us. We offer a competitive salary, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, industry leading training, great projects and lots more!

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The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. 

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. 

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

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