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Senior Flood Risk Engineer

Mott Macdonald

The Role

Overview

Lead flood risk assessments, modelling, and scheme design for resilient water projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • reports
  • appraisals
  • risk assessment
  • reservoir studies
  • mentoring
  • business cases

Tasks

-Producing and checking high quality reports for clients -Undertaking and checking economic appraisals to assist the design of Flood Alleviation Schemes, deliver Flood Risk Assessments and conduct reservoir flood studies -Mentoring/training junior staff in the overall process of helping clients manage and adapt to flooding, from scoping to delivery, helping them to see the bigger picture, and providing guidance in identifying opportunities and risks in programme, consenting, construction and maintenance -Preparing business cases to secure funding for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Grant in Aid

Requirements

  • hydraulic modelling
  • degree qualification
  • chartered
  • project management
  • flood consultancy
  • design experience

What You Bring

-Well organised and able to prioritise your own workload with minimal supervision -Engineering design experience -Conceptualisation and scoping of hydraulic modelling approaches -Understand the importance of prioritising health, safety and environmental issues -Experience preparing business cases Degree level qualification in hydrology, geography, economics, mathematics, civil engineering, or other related discipline -Good communication and written skills -Professional consultancy experience in flood risk management -Project management experience -Chartered or Incorporated with an appropriate professional body (e.g. ICE, CIWEM, IMA) -Experience in delivering flood risk management studies including undertaking option appraisals in compliance with English Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Appraisal Guidance

Benefits

-Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too. -A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme. -Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. -Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues. -Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid. -Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers. -Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. -A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options. -Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments. -Primary annual professional institution subscription. -Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary. -Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service. -A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family. -We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. -Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury. -As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes. -Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing. -Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.

The Company

About Mott Macdonald

-Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision. -Design of major infrastructure and transport systems. -Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. -History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.

Sector Specialisms

Engineering

Architecture

Bridges

Building services

Building structures

Dams and reservoirs

Geotechnics

Industrialized design and construction

Transportation

Energy

Water

Buildings

Infrastructure

Systems engineering and assurance

Container terminal sector

Marine

Utilities

Heavy Civil

Commercial

Residential

Government

Visa Sponsorship

-no sponsorship for skilled worker visa route is offered. -applicants eligible via other uk immigration routes without sponsorship are welcome.