Associate Flood Risk Consultant

AECOM; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Leeds is seeking an Associate Flood Risk Consultant to manage flood risk assessments and collaborate on high-profile projects. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Sciences and significant experience in project management and hydraulic modelling. This role provides opportunities for professional growth and offers a flexible hybrid working model.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible hybrid work options

Personalized benefits

Qualifications

• Significant experience in leading teams on flood risk documents.
• Strong project management skills, especially with NEC contracts.
• Experience in hydraulic modelling for flood risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of flood risk assessments and related documents.
• Mentor team members for their professional development.
• Manage client relationships to successfully deliver flood risk projects.

Skills

Flood risk assessments

Project management

Hydraulic modelling

Client relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Sciences

Chartered membership of CIWEM or ICE

Job description

Overview

Job Description Start here. Grow here. Are you ready to join a team of talented consultants and help us shape the future of the water industry? Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Water Team as an Associate Flood Risk Consultant in the Regulations and Development sector. As an Associate Consultant, you will technically lead and manage the production of flood risk consenting related documents for our major clients. You will join one of our rapidly growing UK offices, whilst also taking advantage of our flexible hybrid working model. We are a close-knit team of consultants, engineers, technicians, hydrologists, hydraulic modellers and project managers. We work hard to give our team development opportunities, whether that is a secondment to see the client7s perspective, an assignment to spend time on site to manage a construction contract, or arranging training to allow you to grow.

Responsibilities

• Deliver: Lead & verify the production of documents such as flood risk assessments, strategic flood risk assessments, flood risk activity permits, Section 19 reports, and water resource chapters of EIAs.
• Expertise: Lead input into tenders for complex and high-profile projects like nationally significant infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate: Build strong relationships with clients and across technical discipline teams to ensure we successfully deliver a wide range of fluvial, coastal, surface water or drainage flood risk management projects.
• Quality: Keep up-to-date with developments in legislation and guidelines that may affect our services; and use AECOM's project management systems to deliver high-quality outputs to our clients in line with the agreed programme and budget.
• Lead: Mentor staff within the team to support their professional development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences or a related discipline.
• Professional chartered member of CIWEM or ICE.
• Significant experience in technically leading teams in the production of flood risk assessments and/or flood risk activity permits.
• Strong track record of project management, following the principles of the NEC suite of contracts.
• Experience and understanding of hydraulic modelling as an evidence base to flood risk assessments / activity permits.
• FCERM appraisal, water cycle study and water framework directive assessment experience would be beneficial, but not essential.

Additional Information

Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 700 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier engineers and consultants to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. If you7re passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, we want to hear from you!

Grow with us. You7ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued. You7ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, technical practice networks, AECOM University, volunteering days and our flexible hybrid work options.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person7s potential, and we7ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.