Senior Engineer - Drainage

Senior Drainage Engineer

As a Senior Drainage Engineer, you'll have experience in the water sector to join our specialist Drainage Design team in Bengaluru. The role offers excellent opportunities for a candidate seeking to progress their career and looking for experience, training, and support with their development and future career progression.

The successful candidate will have experience in leading the development and delivery of drainage projects through various stages of the design process, from feasibility to planning/detailed design and onto construction.

The candidate will be required to lead the preparation of designs and specifications under the supervision of more senior staff.

Responsibilities

Preparation of designs in accordance with standards and protocols

Technical checking and design reviews

Training and mentoring of more junior staff

Lead and attend design review meetings and progress meetings with Clients

Contribute to fee estimates, staff utilisation forecasts, and defining project scopes

Line management responsibilities

It is mandatory to have experience of AutoCAD Civil 3D and MicroDrainage/Causeway Flow/Infodrainage.

Beyond qualifications and experience, the key candidate attributes we look for are the ability to solve problems, build constructive relationships, and a desire to continually improve. We will provide you with the right environment and opportunities to develop as an engineer and support your personal development. Your work may require travel to various offices and sites within the UK.

Qualifications

Degree qualified in Civil Engineering/Water Resources Engineering or equivalent analytical science subject

Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification ("BGV") check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.

Job Info

Job Identification 77952

Posting Date 01/12/2026, 12:02 PM

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program, and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources, and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services.

With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

At WSP we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach, and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities, and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence, and Our Expertise.

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