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Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer - Exeter

Permanent
£55K - £80K Per Year
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Pay £55K - £80K Per Year
Length Permanent
Job Type Drainage Engineer

Job Description

RecruitEasy are looking for a Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer to work for our client based in Exeter, Devon.

Job Roles:

  • Lead flood risk and drainage strategy, design, and technical direction on development projects
  • Deliver Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs), drainage strategies, and supporting technical reports
  • Collaborate closely with transport planning and civil infrastructure teams
  • Manage project programmes, budgets, and technical outputs
  • Provide mentoring and guidance to junior engineers
  • Liaise confidently with clients, regulators, and wider stakeholders
  • Support business development, proposal writing, and client engagement
  • Contribute to the future leadership and growth of the Flood Risk & Drainage team

Essential & Desirable Experience:

  • Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline
  • 7–12+ years’ industry experience in flood risk and drainage
  • Strong technical knowledge of Flood Risk Assessment and drainage design
  • Experience delivering projects through the UK planning system
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Chartered, or working towards chartership (IEng/CEng), is desirable
  • Experience across residential, commercial, regeneration, or energy sectors is advantageous
  • Demonstrable leadership potential with interest in team development

Salary & Benefits:

  • Competitive salary based on experience and seniority
  • Profit‑related bonus scheme
  • Minimum 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Employer pension contributions
  • Life assurance and private healthcare
  • Support towards professional qualifications and structured training

We do not charge Payroll Admin Fees or use Umbrella Companies to process your pay.

If you would like more information regarding this Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer - Exeter position, please call our office on 01626 572510 or just click apply.

Please note, our pay rates may differ depending on your experience and tickets, and between pay as you earn / self employed, we will discuss this with you upon application if applicable.

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RecruitEasy is a specialist Construction Recruitment Agency supplying, workers, agency workers or temporary staff to the construction industry and other building sectors. We also supply staff and workers to the warehousing, logistics and hospitality sectors. Find out more about us.

You, our candidates, are our total focus and we aim to far exceed your expectations. We aim to promptly and efficiently meet your demands. We understand the difficulties Drainage Engineers and workers face and why we need to be both flexible and very responsive to your precise needs.

Unlike many employment agencies, we charge no administration or payroll fees and we do not use umbrella companies to process your pay. These fees can be as much as 5% of your take home pay, equating to £4,000.00, per hour for this Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer - Exeter Job. On average, That's £693,332.00 per month that would be lost if you work 40 hours per week, which is £8,320,000.00 per Year! Working with us, you keep all of the money you earn. Find out more about why umbrella fees are bad.

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