Assistant Flood Risk Officer - GLA16129

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION is seeking a Flood Risk Management professional to help deliver climate resilience and support the MGSDP vision for Glasgow's residents and businesses.

The role includes designing and delivering flood risk management capital projects with blue-green infrastructure, preparing Surface Water Management Plans, and peer reviewing Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Impact Assessments submitted with planning applications. The post is 35 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• design and delivery of flood risk management capital projects with a focus on blue-green infrastructure
• preparation of Surface Water Management Plans including technical analysis of the outcomes to define further work streams
• peer review of Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Impact Assessments submitted in support of planning applications

Job description

Company: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

The opportunity to become a member of the Flood Risk Management team helping to deliver climate resilience and the Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Partnership (MGSDP) vision to benefit Glasgow's residents and businesses. The role will be varied including assisting:

• design and delivery of flood risk management capital projects with a focus on blue-green infrastructure;
• preparation of Surface Water Management Plans including technical analysis of the outcomes to define further work streams; and
• peer review of Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Impact Assessments submitted in support of planning applications.

The post holder will be working in a multi-agency environment alongside other Council Services, Scottish Water, SEPA, MGSDP partners and the Clyde and Loch Lomond Local Plan District Responsible Authorities. The post holder will also support the work of the wider Flood Risk Management team and report to the Assistant Group Manager.

This post is 35 hours per week on a Monday - Friday basis. The salary for the role is £37,590.25 - £43,771.71.

A new allowances framework will be introduced from 4 April 2027, and this post will move to those new arrangements. If appointment takes place before that date,

the rate shown above will apply until 3 April 2027 only.

The post has not yet been fully evaluated, and the final evaluated Pay Level and total pay position will not be confirmed until Job Evaluation activity has been completed.

Further information will be provided to candidates during the recruitment process

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see