Graduate SuDS Solutions Engineer
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Peterborough, PE3 6WT |
| Company: | Barhale |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | MP-61643-1166 |
Summary
Graduate (SuDS Solutions Engineer)
Join the @one Alliance, a collaboration of eight industry-leading companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO) delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. With AMP8 ahead, we’re gearing up for our biggest challenge yet—delivering an ambitious programme of projects that will shape the future of water infrastructure.
Are you passionate about sustainable drainage and nature-based solutions (NbS)? Do you want to help create healthier, more resilient communities across the Anglian Water region? Join our SuDS Engineering team and turn that passion into impact.
What will you be doing as our new Graduate (SuDS Solutions Engineer)?
As a Graduate (SuDS Solutions Engineer), you'll play a vital role in developing and delivering innovative SuDS and NbS schemes – from the early optioneering phase through to construction. Whether it’s designing swales alongside highways, reimagining schoolyards with rain gardens, or enhancing public spaces for biodiversity, this is your chance to make a real difference.
Key responsibilities:
- Assist in scoping assessing, and delivering SuDS opportunities in urban, rural, and public realm settings
- Work closely with stakeholders – from local authorities to community groups – to co-create solutions
- Use GIS, spatial data, and topographic insights to inform sustainable design
- Support projects from feasibility through to construction, with site visits and design input
- Collaborate across the alliance – design, CAD, enabling, construction, ecology & more
- Contribute to design excellence, health & safety, and environmental best practice
- Champion innovation and smarter ways of working in stormwater management
What we’re looking for
You’ll bring:
- A degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering (2:1 minimum)
- Strong collaborative ethos, working with a variety of people and teams to achieve business success.
- An understanding of drainage design standards and health & safety principles
- Strong written and verbal communication for technical reporting and stakeholder engagement.
- A collaborative mindset and passion for sustainable, green infrastructure
Caring and investing in you
Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- Profit share scheme
- 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
- 8 hours leave of absence for volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
- Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
- Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
- Flexible working arrangements
- Annual salary review
- Continuous service awards
How to apply:
careers@barhale.co.uk
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