Flood Risk Consultant

• Supporting complementary projects and developing skills in areas such as sustainable drainage design, planning application reviews, preparing Local Flood Risk Management Strategies, permitting applications, and environmental assessments
• Undertaking / performing project tasks assigned by senior team members such as:

Carrying out flood risk assessments and preparing deliverables.

Supporting complementary projects and developing skills in areas such as sustainable drainage design, planning application reviews, preparing Local Flood Risk Management Strategies, permitting applications, and environmental assessments

Carrying out site surveys to collect baseline information and support Section 19 investigations.

Taking leadership of certain project management activities including financial and programme management.

• Working collaboratively within the team and proactively supporting junior staff in developing their technical knowledge and understanding of tasks assigned.
• Carrying out flood risk assessments and preparing deliverables.
• Communicating and liaising effectively and efficiently with the project team (both the Sustainable Water Management team and the wider business)
• Carrying out site surveys to collect baseline information and support Section 19 investigations.
• Taking leadership of certain project management activities including financial and programme management.

• Experience of providing technical inputs for planning and permitting for major infrastructure projects. This could include preparation of FRA and Water EIA inputs to planning applications, supporting DCO examinations or planning inquiries, and developing applications for environmental permits.
• Experience of Flood Risk Assessment preparation, and experience in one or more of the typical supporting skills including flood risk modelling, flood risk strategy development, drainage design or Water EIA, at least some of which should have been in consultancy.
• Some experience in supporting project management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A degree in a relevant environmental, geographical, science or engineering discipline is essential
• Knowledge of the regulatory context for flood risk planning in the UK.
• Actively working towards chartered status with C.WEM, CEnv, CSci or CEng