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Overview
Drainage engineers design and construct systems for sewers, storm water, irrigation control and flood prevention so water and wastewater move through planned routes safely.
In job descriptions, look for hydraulic calculations, pipelines, drainage wells, route options, technical drawings, environmental compliance, flood remediation, water reuse and site coordination.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Drainage engineers work between design office, field surveys and construction sites. They model water flows, compare pipeline routes, specify wells or channels and check that drawings match site constraints.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes hydraulics, hydrology, pipeline design, drainage well systems, flood remediation, irrigation, environmental requirements, technical drawings and material effects on flow.
Salary context
Salary comparison should weigh design responsibility, project scale, flood-risk consequences, site supervision, approval authority, environmental coordination and ownership of calculations or drawings.
Career paths
Progression can move toward senior civil design, water infrastructure planning, flood strategy, environmental engineering, project management or specialist pipeline integrity work.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names storm water, sewers, irrigation, drainage wells, hydraulic modelling, route analysis, construction follow-up and responsibility for approving design changes.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Sewerage
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include water engineer and wastewater engineer.
Explore this activityEngineering activities and related technical consultancy
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include water engineer, wastewater engineer and geological engineer.
Explore this activityConstruction of utility projects for fluids
Another possibility is this activity. Other occupations there include water engineer, pipeline engineer and drilling engineer.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Water/Wastewater Engineers
17-2051.02
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETCivil Engineers
17-2051.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.12Engineering activities and related technical consultancy37.0Sewerage43.12Site preparation42.21Construction of utility projects for fluids
Alternative labels
drainage engineering specialist
water and drainage engineer
water resources engineer
drainage engineering adviser
drainage engineering consultant
irrigation engineer
flood risk engineer
drainage technology engineer
drainage technology engineering expert
drainage engineering expert
storm water drain engineer
drainage technology engineering adviser
drainage systems engineer
drain engineer
sewer engineer
drainage system engineer
drainage technology engineering consultant
plumbing and drainage engineer
drainage technology engineering specialist
project engineer
drainage
Occupation group
civil engineer (2142.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a377fafb-7e6e-4925-bc64-8099b58aafb8 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2142.1.3 |
| ISCO group | 2142 |
| Concept type | Occupation |