Associate Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant

ZipRecruiter; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in Leeds is seeking an Associate Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant to manage projects and provide expert advice on flood risk assessments. This role offers professional development opportunities and access to innovative projects in hydrology and energy sectors.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

Generous Annual Leave

Flexible working opportunities

Career progression support for Chartership

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within flood risk and drainage.
• Experience managing a range of projects.
• Good working knowledge of relevant software packages.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects from inception to completion.
• Preparing proposals and tenders.
• Overseeing Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Commercial Awareness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Geography

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Environmental Management

Tools

MicroDrainage

AutoCAD

QGIS

Job description

Job Description

My client, a large, accomplished Multidisciplinary Consultancy, is currently searching for an Associate Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant to join their expert team of engineers, based in the lively city of Leeds, the unofficial capital of Yorkshire.

Essential Criteria:

1. A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Geography, Environmental Management, or a similar discipline (or extensive experience within the industry)
2. Extensive experience within flood risk and drainage, including experience with design guidance to align with relevant laws and regulations
3. Demonstrable experience of managing a range of projects
4. Experience liaising with a range of clients across the public and private sectors, with an acute commercial awareness
5. Good working knowledge of software packages, including MicroDrainage/InfoDrainage, AutoCAD, QGIS (and other GIS software), etc.

Desirable Skills:

• Professional Body Chartered Membership (or proactively working towards Chartered Status)
• Outstanding communication skills when liaising with colleagues and stakeholders
• Good time management skills, and ability to adapt quickly to changing situations

In this exciting role, you will join an outstanding team of industry experts with extensive opportunities for professional development through Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Your responsibilities will include:

1. Managing projects from inception to completion
2. Preparing proposals and tenders, utilizing technical and commercial experience
3. Overseeing Flood Risk Assessments, Flood Scoping Reports, and Drainage Strategies
4. Leading the team to produce conceptual drainage designs incorporating SuDS techniques and relevant plans
5. Reviewing reports, calculations, and drawings
6. Completing Flood Risk Appraisals, providing risk mitigation, recommendations, and commercial advice
7. Line managing a team of professionals, mentoring their development

You will have access to company benefits, including:

• A competitive salary, increasing with experience
• Company Pension Scheme
• Generous Annual Leave
• Flexible working opportunities
• Career progression and support for Chartership
• Involvement in innovative projects across hydrology and energy sectors

If interested, please contact me directly at (phone number removed) or email (url removed). Visit our website, (url removed), for other vacancies. This is a permanent position.

Penguin Recruitment operates as a Recruitment Agency for this role.