Principal Consultant- Flood Risk Management

Description

• Work effectively as part of a team, collaborating with environmental scientists, engineers, and planners, and provide a consistent service to clients, and you will be managing your workload and overseeing that of others.
• Be asked to help support business development activities, including tendering for projects and client/stakeholder engagement.
• Also be responsible for developing and testing concepts for project solutions - flood mitigation - of having your team test and prove these.
• You will develop and agree on the scope of services, costs, and resources.
• You will involve managing and supervising junior resources.
• You will ensure quality assurance for technical deliverables by checking the work of your junior staff, both mentoring and guiding them in the application of flood risk management.
• Support project managers and directors by following project procedures, including financial and change control.
• Actively progress a suite of projects under your control.
• You will be primarily involved in technical work and supporting the junior staff with Data analysis, Hydraulic modelling, Hydrology, GIS, Technical reporting.
• Contribute to the continued development of the Flood Risk Team through active involvement in the technical network.

Requirements

• Working skills to ensure we get the best from our working relationships with client teams.
• You should have experience in delivering flood risk projects with a focus on hydraulic modelling, and the confidence to lead technical work as well as mentor junior team members in developing their skills.
• Management: Some experience in managing your own workload and that of others.
• Leadership: Some experience in developing and leading technical teams.
• Be curious and adaptable: You should have a strong desire to learn and innovate across various challenges, be able to develop new approaches to a wide range of problems, as well as take on new challenges and learn new skills.
• Have good attention to detail: A desire to consistently work to high standards is crucial.
• Support: Experience of supporting junior staff - guiding and training them for a career in flood risk management.
• Decision-Making: Ability to make robust decisions based on available information. We expect you to be checking and reviewing work of others that this grade – so fully competent and able to work unsupported in your technical field.
• Extensive experience in flood risk analysis for strategy, planning, development, or design, with demonstrated project delivery and meeting client requirements.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in 1D-2D modelling using tools like Infoworks ICM, Flood Modeller, TUFLOW/ESTRY. GIS with ArcGIS, MapInfo, or QGIS. Hydrological Assessment is desirable experience with FEH hydrological assessment and UK hydrology.
• Be collaborative: Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication are essential for collaborative work. You must have a strong desire to learn, work with others.
• Have good organizational abilities: You should be well-organized and capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• You will be able to build strong relationships with our clients with a high degree of collaboration.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance