Principal Rail Drainage Engineer

Arcadis

Principal Rail Drainage Engineer at Arcadis providing technical leadership for drainage design in rail infrastructure projects. Supporting project managers while mentoring engineering teams for sustainable solutions.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeWarrington • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in drainage design for rail and infrastructure projects, with a strong focus on technical leadership, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Capable of overseeing complex design packages and ensuring technical excellence through mentoring and collaboration.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Drainage DesignTechnical LeadershipDesign Risk ManagementStakeholder ManagementCivil Engineering Degree

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Hard Skills

Drainage SystemsSurface Water ManagementFoul Water ManagementSUDSEarthworks DrainageRail/Highways DrainageDesign VerificationTechnical Deliverables ApprovalInterdisciplinary Design ReviewsTechnical Assurance

Soft Skills

Client-Facing SkillsCommunication SkillsMentoringTeam CollaborationKnowledge Sharing

Certifications & Qualifications

Chartered EngineerIncorporated EngineerCRE Experience

Industry Keywords

Civil EngineeringInfrastructure ProjectsRail ProjectsDesign StandardsTechnical Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical leadership for drainage design across rail and infrastructure projects
Lead the delivery of complex drainage design packages and multidisciplinary interfaces
Oversee the preparation, review, verification and approval of calculations, drawings, reports and technical deliverables
Lead interdisciplinary design reviews and support technical assurance activities
Provide technical advice and direction to engineers and project team members
Coordinate workload, resources and priorities across assigned project activities
Support the management of design risks, assumptions, decisions and technical issues
Liaise with clients, stakeholders, project managers and approval authorities
Support Project Directors or Project Managers with programme, commercial and change-related project considerations
Promote technical excellence, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the team

Requirements

What you’ll need

BSc/BEng or MSc/MEng, or equivalent, in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
Significant experience in drainage design for rail, infrastructure or related civil engineering projects
Strong technical knowledge of drainage systems, including surface water, foul water, SUDS, earthworks drainage and rail/highways drainage
Experience leading complex design packages and coordinating multidisciplinary technical inputs
Experience reviewing, verifying and approving technical deliverables
Strong understanding of design risk management, engineering standards and assurance processes
Experience providing technical management, mentoring or guidance to engineers
Strong client-facing, stakeholder management and communication skills
Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, or equivalent, is desirable
CRE experience is desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Technical leadership for drainage design across rail and infrastructure projects
Design assurance
Technical decision-making
Stakeholder engagement
Development of high-quality drainage solutions
Project management support
Mentoring engineering teams