Drainage Engineer

Penguin Recruitment

Full-time architecture-and-engineering
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Location
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Posted
July 03, 2026

Job Description

Drainage Engineer
Location: Reading, Berkshire
Salary: £37,000 - £45,000

Looking to build real technical depth across sustainability-led drainage projects in Berkshire? This Drainage Engineer opportunity in Reading offers variety, flexibility and long-term progression within a specialist water team.

A well-established consultancy is seeking a Drainage Engineer to support surface water, foul drainage and flood risk schemes across the South East. As a Drainage Engineer, you will contribute to projects from concept through to detailed design while working within a collaborative hybrid structure anchored in Reading.

This Drainage Engineer role combines hands-on hydraulic design with stakeholder liaison and environmental compliance.

Key responsibilities
* Deliver SuDS, surface water and foul drainage designs
* Apply hydraulic and hydrological principles
* Interpret surveys, drawings and modelling outputs
* Ensure compliance with UK policy and...