Flood Risk Engineer

We are currently working with a renowned global consultancy as they look to add a Flood Risk Engineer to their division in London.

This team undertakes a wide variety of major and challenging infrastructure projects for the private and public sector, across a range of development sectors. They always seek to provide integrated flood risk and drainage solutions incorporating state of the art design.

Their current flood risk portfolio includes a broad spectrum of projects across the water sector from flood alleviation schemes (FAS) for local authorities, the MOD and private sector clients through to surface water separation schemes for water utility providers. Some their key projects include the Derby Riverside Flood Alleviation Scheme and United Utilities Better Rivers CSO spill reduction programme. They are embedded with a number of high-profile housing developers and support them from site inception through to masterplaining, design and construction on their flood risk challenges, including design of natural flood risk management and Sustainable Urban Drainage solutions.

Their varied client and project base provides their team exciting challenges to continuingly improve their skills and knowledge across the sector. As a project leader, you will guide their teams and support our clients in the delivery of the portfolio as well as support bidding and proposition activity as they continue to grow the team.

The team requires an experienced individual of high calibre to assist in the flood risk and drainage teams across a range of activities such as flood risk solution design, hydraulic modelling and hydrology assessment, drainage design and SUDs. They work across a diverse range of clients delivering challenging infrastructure projects for the private and public sector.

Their projects typically range in size from £1m to £100m schemes covering defence, transport, local government, infrastructure, healthcare, education, commercial, industrial and residential development. You will work independently and proactively on technical aspects from a project's inception, determining client briefs, to the delivery and close out of projects in accordance with best practice and supported by senior colleagues throughout.

You will provide support to their project managers throughout the delivery of projects as well as take on project management responsibility on low risk projects, including taking client facing roles as you develop your career with them. Where appropriate, you will instruct, supervise and mentor junior staff in the design and management of schemes and work with clients to ensure delivery of projects to time and cost, and to help manage change.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the development of options to reduce flooding in river and surface water flood risk environment, including design. Furthermore, You will have experience in delivering flood modelling commissions for flood risk projects and flood risk assessments to support projects through the planning system. You will also have experience in writing reports and presenting to internal and external partners and in developing SUDS and drainage solutions. Experience in IT systems such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD and Microsoft will be beneficial.

You will be educated to degree level in a relevant subject and be working towards charthersip with the ICE or CIWEM. A full UK driving licence is also necessary.

Company benefits include a flexible working, travel insurance, dental insurance, generous leave entitlement, paid volunteer days and much more.

This is a unique opportunity that is not to be missed. If you think your experience matches up well, please click apply or reach out to Jamie Will at Calibre Search.

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