Drainage jobs in Kelso

Expression of Interest –Drainage and Water Design Professionals

Shape the Future of Infrastructure with Kier Design

Are you a Design professional looking for your next challenge?

At Kier Design, we're growing our Civils capability and are keen to hear from talented drainage and water professionals with experience across highways drainage, development infrastructure, regulated water, flood risk and sustainable infrastructure design. Whether your expertise is in drainage design, water infrastructure, river modelling, hydraulic modelling, SuDS or multidisciplinary project delivery, we'd love to start a conversation.

This growth is being driven by major investment in UK infrastructure, local authority programmes and National Highways schemes, creating exciting opportunities across the country.

Why Kier Design?

Kier Design is a multidisciplinary, in-house consultancy of more than 750 professionals delivering integrated design solutions across major UK infrastructure sectors.

Our teams work on projects that improve connectivity, resilience and sustainability, combining technical excellence with the unique advantage of being closely connected to construction delivery. This allows our people to see their designs progress from concept through to completion.

We're Interested in Hearing From:

• Drainage Design Engineers
• Highway Drainage Engineers
• Development Infrastructure Engineers
• Flood Risk Consultants
• SuDS Specialists
• Hydraulic Modellers
• River Modellers
• Water Infrastructure Engineers
• Clean Water Network Designers
• Wastewater Network Designers
• Flood & Water Management Professionals
• Civil Engineers with drainage and water design experience

What Qualifications and Experience Are We Looking For?

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in:
• • Civil Engineering
  • Highway Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Water Engineering
  • A related discipline
• Chartered status (CEng, IEng or equivalent), or working towards professional accreditation
• Experience delivering drainage and water projects within highways, development infrastructure, flood risk or regulated water environments.
• Experience in drainage design software such as info drainage, micro drainage or causeway flow." & "Knowledge of relevant industry standards, guidance and approval processes, including National Highways, Lead Local Flood Authorities, Environment Agency and UK water company requirements

• Experience in hydraulic, river and water network modelling software such as Flood Modeller, TUFLOW, InfoWorks ICM, InfoWorks WS Pro or similar.

• Understanding of SuDS principles, flood risk management and environmental considerations.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ability to deliver projects through feasibility, optioneering, detailed design and construction support stages.

What You Can Expect

• Work on nationally significant highways and infrastructure projects.
• Be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary design business.
• Influence projects from concept through to construction.
• Access structured career development and professional progression.
• Flexible working opportunities across the UK.
• A people-focused culture built on collaboration, integrity and care.

Join Us

The UK's infrastructure sector is evolving, and we're building teams that will help shape the future of resilient, sustainable drainage and water infrastructure.

If you're curious about what a career with Kier Design could look like, we'd love to hear from you.