Drainage Infrastructure Engineer/Team Lead

£55,000 - £65,000 

Cardiff

An established, people-focused engineering consultancy is looking for a bright, enthusiastic and open-minded engineer to help lead its Drainage Infrastructure team in Cardiff. Working alongside an Associate Director in a friendly, dynamic team, the successful candidate will play a key role in leading the delivery of civil engineering design on a varied portfolio of infrastructure projects, with a focus on Sustainable Urban Drainage (SuDS) and conventional surface water drainage design.

What you’ll be doing

• Helping to lead the delivery of civil engineering design across a range of challenging infrastructure projects
• Managing and supporting a team of engineers at varying levels of experience, providing technical guidance and planning resources
• Balancing multiple projects at once, prioritising tasks and deliverables to keep clients happy
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with statutory bodies such as Natural Resources Wales and the Environment Agency
• Guiding projects through water authority and SuDS Approval Body processes
• Contributing to a culture of high standards, great customer service and professional pride

Experience and qualifications

• Experience in surface and foul water design and/or construction, working to Sewers for Adoption and the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
• A Civil Engineering degree, ideally at master’s level
• Chartered status with ICE or CIWEM, or close to completing it
• Strong 3D design and modelling skills using tools such as MicroDrainage, InfoDrainage, AutoCAD, Civils 3D and Autodesk ICM
• Experience with water authority statutory approvals (such as S104 and S106) and SuDS Approval Body processes
• Awareness of national planning policy and infrastructure design requirements relating to flood risk management

Skills and approach

• The ability to lead a team and plan resources effectively
• A methodical approach and the initiative to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A collaborative attitude and a team-player mindset

Benefits:

• Agile, flexible working that supports your life outside work
• 24 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with an extra day for every five years of service
• Life insurance, life assurance and a healthcare cash plan
• A contributory pension, with the employer contributing 7% (employee 5%)
• Professional institution membership fees paid (ICE, CIWEM, IStructE, RICS and more)
• A clear pathway to professional membership
• Formal external training courses, in-house peer-to-peer sessions and regular lunchtime CPD
• A friendly social culture, including football, yoga and charity support

If you are interested in this Drainage Infrastructure Engineer/Team lead role, please contact Callum Jones at Aztrum via callum.jones@aztrum.com for a confidential conversation.