Senior or Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Consultant

Tetra Tech Europe

The Role

Overview

Lead flood risk assessments & drainage design for infrastructure projects

Key Responsibilities

  • mentoring

Tasks

-Have the ability to mentor, encourage and support junior team members

Requirements

  • arcgis
  • autocad
  • chartered
  • sc clearance
  • degree
  • micro drainage

What You Bring

-Have experience in delivering flood risk projects and flood risk assessments to support projects through the planning system -Security Clearance to minimum SC level preferable (or be suitable and willing to apply for clearance essential) -Experience in the preparation of fee proposals and assisting with large bids -Experience in developing drainage strategies, SUDs and drainage solutions by reference to local and national guidance documents (i.e. the SuDS Manual) -Experience in discharge of conditions for planning applications -Have good interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work independently, a collaborative approach and a proven ability to deliver work on time -Experience in consulting and liaising with key stakeholders (i.e. clients, LLFA, EA, water companies) -Hold a full UK Driving Licence -Be chartered or at least working towards and committed to attaining chartership -Experience in delivering Water Framework Directive assessments -Experience in writing reports and presenting to internal and external partners -Experience in advising flood risk schemes with respect to environmental, ecological and geomorphology. -Experience in IT systems such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD and the Microsoft Office suite. -Be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant field and eligible for CEng MICE or chartered with CIWEM -Experience in Micro Drainage/Info Drainage -Knowledge and experience in applying UK flood risk policy such as NPPF, SPP and TAN15

The Company

About Tetra Tech Europe

-Evolved through strategic acquisitions like WYG, NDY, Coffey Geotechnics, Hoare Lea, and RPS to build deep regional expertise. -Operates over 50 offices across Europe, offering consulting and engineering services supported by a global network of 30,000 associates. -Projects include flood alleviation, clean-air schemes, water access, and disaster restoration efforts in multiple locations. -Specializes in sectors such as property, residential, government, energy & utilities, transport, defence, water & climate resilience, and education. -Delivers services in asset management, engineering, environment, placemaking, planning, project & cost management, and transport design. -A Crown Commercial Service framework supplier and Tier 1 provider for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. -Recently expanded via the acquisition of Carron + Walsh in Ireland.

Sector Specialisms

Water

Environment

Sustainable Infrastructure

Commercial

Life Sciences

Residential

Infrastructure

Cost Management

Project Management

Project Controls

Security Clearance

-security clearance to minimum sc level preferred or required