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Senior AirsideHighway Drainage Engineer

COWI


Job Location:

Warsaw - Poland

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Airside/Highway Drainage Engineer

Wroclaw/Krakow/Gdansk/Warszawa office

Permanent

Hybrid

Are you an engineer with several years of experience within drainage for highways and aviation projects Then this is the place to apply your knowledge and curiosity to enable a better tomorrow.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We are looking for an experienced detail-oriented and innovative Senior Drainage Engineer to join our international aviation infrastructure team and build capacity in this role you will play an important role in contributing to the planning design and delivery of airside facilities for airports and aviation projects or highway drainage. You will have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues globally on some of the most sustainable projects.

Furthermore on a day-to-day basis you will:

  • Lead the design and delivery of stormwater drainage grading and utility systems for airfield and/or highway infrastructure ensuring compliance with relevant aviation road environmental and water authority standards.
  • Perform hydrological and hydraulic analyses and develop technically sound engineering designs drawings and documentation including drainage protection measures and construction-phase water management.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions manage design interfaces support change management value engineering and work effectively across different project delivery models.
  • Support project execution by providing technical input for planning scheduling risk management quality assurance and ensuring adherence to internal quality standards and best practices.
  • Mentor and guide team members encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing and build close relationships with clients and internal stakeholders while supporting business development initiatives.
  • Drive digital engineering innovation and safe design practices through BIM/3D modelling continuous improvement and a clear focus on health safety and wellbeing in design.

Your Skills. Our Team. Together We Design the Future

The first step to thrive in this role is that you are motivated to collaborate with the people around you whether they are colleagues partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that you have:

  • Masters degree in civil or environmental engineering (or equivalent) with 10 years of experience in drainage/stormwater engineering including 6 years on highway and/or airfield (aviation) projects.
  • Extensive expertise in hydrological and hydraulic design including surface water management grading stormwater systems and airfield drainage with knowledge of ICAO EASA FAA and ICAO Annex 14 standards.
  • Proficient in industry-standard engineering software such as Civil 3D MicroStation OpenRoads InfoDrainage MIKE HEC-RAS or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary designs manage technical interfaces and support project delivery through planning risk management and design coordination.
  • Experience in design reviews quality assurance and mentoring junior engineers ensuring technical excellence and best practices.
  • Solid communication and stakeholder management skills with experience working in multidisciplinary international teams and fluency in written and spoken English.

A place to work and so much more

At COWI we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity and sometimes even our courage to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region the UK North America India and Poland we are currently more than 7500 people who bring their expertise in engineering architecture energy and environment into play.

Got more questions

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer please reach out to Agnieszka Talalas Head of Engineering

Get to know us even better at our website where you can learn more about our projects our strategy what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race colour religion sex national origin age disability or addition to federal law requirements COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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