Engineering Jobs

Senior Drainage Engineer - Manchester/Birmingham

Jacobs • Manchester, Greater Manchester

Salary

£48k – £48k

Posted

13 October 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Jacobs is hiring a Senior Drainage Engineer - Manchester/Birmingham in Manchester, a engineering role. The advertised salary is £48k – £48k. Jacobs holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Senior Drainage Engineer - Manchester/Birmingham In this role, you'll help shape and improve drainage infrastructure across Derbyshire, reducing flood risk, protecting communities, and ensuring the county's highways remain resilient for years to come. Your expertise will influence decisions from the earliest stages of project development through to delivery on site. You'll work on schemes that directly affect local residents, road users and public infrastructure, helping to solve complex draina…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Jacobs — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £48k – £48k
How this salary compares: in line with the £46,738 median across 839 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester
Similar roles nearby: 20 other live engineering roles in Manchester — browse them
Posted: 13 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.