Drainage Engineer

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 44,000 - GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A water utility provider in Peterborough is looking for a Drainage Engineer to ensure new sewerage assets meet national standards and protect existing infrastructure. You'll assess diversion applications and provide technical advice while delivering excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Engineering and experience in sewerage design. This full-time role offers personal health care, annual leave, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Personal private health care

26 days annual leave

Competitive pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Access to PPE

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in sewerage infrastructure design or relevant water company experience.
• Knowledge of Sewerage Code for Adoption and DCG.
• Ability to manage competing workloads.

Responsibilities

• Ensure new sewerage assets meet national standards.
• Assess diversion applications to protect existing infrastructure.
• Provide technical advice on drainage design and sewerage law.

Skills

Communication skills

Planning and organisation

Numeracy

Literacy

Decision-making

Education

Degree or progressing qualification in Engineering

Job description

Drainage Engineer page is loaded## Drainage Engineerlocations: Lincoln: Colchester: Northampton: Huntingdon: Peterboroughtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R35296## **Circa £44,505 (Dependent on Skills & Experience)**## **Secondment / Fixed Term Contract – 12 months**## **Full-time, 37 hours per week**## **Great Billing, Colchester, Lincoln, Huntingdon or Peterborough**## ## **Make every drop of your potential count!**An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Drainage Engineer to join our Development Services Drainage team. You’ll play a key role in ensuring new adoptable sewerage assets are designed to national standards and protecting our existing sewerage infrastructure. Working within an experienced team, you’ll review sewer design proposals, assess diversion applications, and provide expert guidance to internal and external customers. Your work will support sustainable development, regulatory compliance, and excellent customer service while helping shape the future of drainage infrastructure across our region.## **What you'll be doing**• Ensure new adoptable sewerage assets meet national Design Construction Guidance and Anglian Water standards• Assess applications for sewer diversions to protect existing infrastructure• Provide technical advice on drainage design, sewerage law, and best practice• Deliver excellent customer service, building strong working relationships• Support innovative, sustainable drainage solutions and keep up to date with industry developments• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality asset delivery• Degree or working towards a qualification in an Engineering discipline• Experience working on sewerage infrastructure design or within another Water Company• Knowledge of Sewerage Code for Adoption, DCG, and Sewerage Law• Strong communication, planning, and organisation skills• Ability to manage competing workloads and act on own initiative• Excellent numeracy, literacy, and decision-making skills**Benefits**As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to: • Personal private health care • 26 days annual leave (rising with service) • Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches contributions up to 6% • Bonus scheme • Access to PPE • Flexible benefits to support wellbeing and lifestyle## **Inclusion at Anglian Water**We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter, and Armed Forces Covenant, and we’re a Disability Confident employer.## **Closing Date: 22nd February 2026**#loveeverydrop!We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please get reach out to our team [e-mail]’To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK. More information about how we look after and use your information can be found in our .Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.