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2.6 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| drainage-engineer | Occupational skill for the role 'drainage engineer' (also: drainage engineering specialist, water and drainage engineer, water resources engineer, drainage engineering adviser, drainage engineering consultant, irrigation engineer). Use when the user asks for typical drainage engineer work such as: typical drainage engineer responsibilities |
Drainage Engineer
Drainage engineers design and construct drainage systems for sewers and storm water systems. They evaluate the options to design drainage systems that meet the requirements while ensuring compliance with legislation and environmental standards and policies. Drainage engineers choose the most optimal drainage system to prevent floods, control irrigation and direct sewage away from water sources.
Core workflow
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- adjust engineering designs
- analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects
- approve engineering design
- consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows
- create designs for pipeline engineering
- design drainage well systems
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- flood remediation equipment
- hydraulic fluid
- hydraulics
- identify risk of flooding
Hot technologies
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Autodesk Revit
- Bash
- Bentley MicroStation
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
Hot technologies
Top tools from 33 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-11):
- HEC-RAS — 48 %
- MicroStation — 33 %
- AutoCAD — 24 %
- HEC-HMS — 21 %
- AutoCAD Civil 3D — 18 %
- HY-8 — 18 %
- HydroCAD — 18 %
- Microsoft Excel — 15 %
- Microsoft Office — 15 %
- ArcGIS — 12 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a377fafb-7e6e-4925-bc64-8099b58aafb8), ONET 30.3 (17-2051.02, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*