Principal / Associate Director - Drainage Engineering

WSP
Bristol, Reading
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementSkills: ["Leadership","Client relationship management","Team management","Collaboration"]

Join the growing drainage engineering team in the South East as a Principal or Associate Director. Lead the delivery of a wide range of transportation and infrastructure drainage projects—from concept through completion—ensuring technical quality and commercial success. Manage client relationships, support project progress meetings, and lead a team of drainage engineers, strengthening sustainable drainage capability across rail, highways, Local Authorities, and aviation projects.

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Principal / Associate Director - Drainage Engineering

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Job Summary

Join the growing drainage engineering team in the South East as a Principal or Associate Director. Lead the delivery of a wide range of transportation and infrastructure drainage projects—from concept through completion—ensuring technical quality and commercial success. Manage client relationships, support project progress meetings, and lead a team of drainage engineers, strengthening sustainable drainage capability across rail, highways, Local Authorities, and aviation projects.
Location: Bristol, Reading
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Deliver a wide variety of civil engineering projects including highway, rail, infrastructure, and site development schemes.
  • •Deliver drainage services for major transport and infrastructure projects in the UK from concept through completion to high technical standards.
  • •Lead client relationships and attend client progress meetings.
  • •Manage projects/programmes to meet quality and commercial targets.
  • •Manage a team of drainage engineers, supporting technical development and resourcing across projects.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym Membership

Key Requirements

  • •Chartered or Incorporated Engineer and/or degree qualified (role dependant).
  • •Extensive and proven experience post degree in designing sustainable drainage solutions.
  • •Knowledge and understanding of drainage design principles to manage infrastructure drainage.
  • •Experience using Civil 3D and/or Causeway Flow and/or MicroDrainage.
  • •Proven knowledge of relevant technical standards, UK Building Regulations, and Health & Safety regulations.
Skills:LeadershipClient relationship managementTeam managementCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Civil 3DCauseway FlowMicroDrainage

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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