Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer

Flexible / Hybrid / Guildford

Penguin Recruitment is partnering with a respected civil and environmental consultancy to recruit a Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive engineer to work across both design and planning, delivering innovative drainage and flood risk solutions that are feasible, compliant, and fully integrated with the wider planning framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review flood risk assessments and drainage strategies for a range of developments.
• Produce technically sound designs for SuDS, surface water, and foul drainage systems using MicroDrainage and other industry tools.
• Ensure designs are fully aligned with planning policy, regulatory requirements, and feasibility constraints.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and engage with clients to deliver practical and effective solutions.
• Support project delivery from concept through to completion, balancing technical quality with planning considerations.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in drainage and flood risk engineering.
• Strong understanding of planning frameworks, policy requirements, and feasibility considerations.
• Proficiency in MicroDrainage, AutoCAD, or similar drainage design software.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to clients and colleagues.
• Proactive, solution-focused, and capable of working independently or within a team.

Why Join?

Competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, career development opportunities, and the chance to work on exciting projects across both private and public sector clients.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency for this position. Contact Andy Hopkins, our Civil Engineering specialist with over 30 years’ recruitment experience, for more information.