Civil Engineer – Drainage

Drainage Engineer – WCI Group | Taunton, Wiveliscombe (hybrid) | up to £50,000

Most drainage engineers get boxed into one stage of a scheme. Here, you won’t. You’ll take projects from the first feasibility sketch through detailed design and out onto site – foul, surface water, SuDS, pumped and gravity systems, across domestic, commercial and municipal work.

WCI is a water and wastewater engineering group with four connected divisions, which means real variety: no two days, and no two projects, look the same. And we’ll back you toward chartership with mentored training through the ICE.

What you’ll be doing

• Building drainage strategies, feasibility assessments and technical solutions
• Producing detailed designs – foul, surface water, SuDS, pumped and gravity
• Preparing construction drawings, technical notes and designer risk assessments
• Flood risk assessments, plus setting-out, construction detail and clash analysis on site
• Handling regulatory submissions – planning, environmental permits, statutory approvals
• Owning client relationships and briefs as you grow into the role
• Day to day, you’ll be working in MicroDrainage and AutoCAD.

What you’ll bring

• 3+ years in a drainage or civil engineering role
• A solid grip on drainage design, SuDS and water/wastewater systems
• Confident on AutoCAD, sharp on detail, comfortable juggling deadlines
• As happy on a construction site as at a desk
• A degree or HNC/HND in civil engineering — or equivalent hands‑on experience
• Nutrient neutrality, pumping station / rising main design or sewage treatment experience is a bonus, not a must.

What’s in it for you

• Up to £50,000, depending on experience
• Hybrid working – 3 days at our Wiveliscombe office, surrounded by some of Somerset’s best countryside
• 9–5, Monday to Friday
• A mentored route to ICE professional qualifications
• After probation: health and wellbeing support, life cover, a competitive pension, flexible holiday and an annual performance bonus

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