SUDS Engineer - #146466

About the role

SUDS Engineer (Sustainable Drainage Design) – Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Join a groundbreaking team shaping the future of sustainable water management!

@one Alliance is a partnership of eight leading companies—Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO—delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.

We’re looking for an innovative SUDS Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering AMP8 projects across diverse environments—rural, urban, and public spaces. You’ll be at the forefront of designing cutting-edge sustainable drainage solutions, from initial concepts to supporting construction phases. Your role will involve collaborating with key stakeholders—including highway authorities, local councils, businesses, and community groups—to develop solutions that work for both people and the environment.

What you'll be doing

Key responsibilities:

• Identifying and developing catchment-based opportunities for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) across Anglian Water regions.
• Working with modelling teams to assess the impact and benefits of proposed solutions.
• Interpreting technical data, reviewing drawings, and scoping surveys to bring SuDS concepts to life.
• Integrating SuDS solutions within complex urban environments using real-world experience in the built environment.
• Conducting hydraulic design of SuDS solutions using modelling software such as MicroDrainage, Causeway Flow, or InfoDrainage.
• Collaborating with the BIM team, translating technical sketches into full-scale technical drawings and specifications.
• Enhancing Anglian Water’s SuDS standards by applying national best practices, including The CIRIA SuDS Manual and relevant British Standards.
• Providing technical insights on project scope, budgets, and timelines.

Who we're looking for

What we are looking for:

• A degree in Environmental Design, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Expertise in hydraulic design principles, including peak flow and volume control, in line with the CIRIA SuDS Manual and national guidelines.
• A track record of developing innovative SuDS solutions to reduce spills from combined sewer overflows and mitigate flood risks.
• Practical knowledge of CDM regulations and their application in sustainable drainage projects.

This is your chance to make a lasting impact in sustainable water management while working with some of the best minds in the industry. If you’re passionate about engineering a greener future, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply now and be part of something transformational!

Why work for us

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.