Assistant Engineer (Flood Risk Management)

Nottingham City Council; England; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in the UK is seeking an Assistant Engineer to join the Flood Risk Management team. The role involves assisting in delivering statutory functions, managing flood resilience projects, and collaborating with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Civil Engineering and excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid working environment and a competitive salary, reflecting the council's commitment to supporting diverse applications and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Ability to deliver key statutory functions in Flood Risk Management.
• Experience in writing technical and non-technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Assist Flood Risk Manager in delivering statutory functions.
• Develop and promote best practices in flood management.
• Investigate locally significant flooding issues.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Technical report writing

Education

Degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent qualification

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £39,939 - £42,699 per annum (Pro rata for part time) Plus Market Premia of Standard 10% of top of Grade

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 04th January 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Flood Risk Management team as an Assistant Engineer.

This role will involve assisting the Flood Risk Manager in delivering the Council's statutory functions as a Lead Local Flood Authority and to develop and promote best practice. This includes assisting in delivering the actions of Leicestershire's Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and deputising and/or assisting the Senior Engineer when required in representing the Council at meetings as appropriate etc.

About the Role

This role will involve being a key part of the Flood Risk Management team delivering the remit of the Lead local Flood Authority. This will involve a variety of functions including the statutory consultee to the planning process, investigating locally significant flooding issues, developing and delivering flood resilience projects, updating the asset register and responding to applications for consent under the Land Drainage Act.

You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have experience of managing your own workload and working to deadlines and be prepared to challenge the status quo in line with evolving statutory responsibilities.

You will have excellent communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders.

In return you will receive a varied workload, the support of colleagues, and have an opportunity to shape the direction of growth in Leicestershire.

About You

To apply for this post you must have:

• A degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent qualification (e.g. BTEC Higher in Civil Engineering) plus demonstrable experience as identified below
• By able to deliver the key statutory functions set out in the Flood and Water Management Act, Town and Country Planning Act and the Land Drainage Act.
• Collaborative working with customers and key stakeholders to deliver outputs and outcomes.
• Interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports and providing technical advice based on relevant guidance and standards relating to Flood Risk Management.
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills, including being able to provide relevant, concise written advice and negotiate successful outcomes
• Be able to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets in a faced paced working environment, often subject to changedue to a constantly evolving workload.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to,equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion,please contact:

Andrew Smallwood

0116 3050585

To contact me by email, please click here

How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post.The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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