Consultant or Senior - Flood Risk and Drainage

WSP; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant to join their dynamic team in Wrexham. This role offers the opportunity to work on technically complex projects that contribute to sustainable water management. You will be involved in leading flood risk assessments, drainage strategies, and collaborating with local authorities on major infrastructure developments. With a commitment to professional growth and a supportive environment, this position is perfect for those passionate about making a positive impact in the field of environmental consultancy.

Qualifications

• Experience in flood risk and consequence assessments in England and Wales.
• Knowledge of sustainable drainage strategy solutions and design.

Responsibilities

• Supervise flood risk assessments and drainage design for various schemes.
• Prepare successful SAB submissions with Welsh Local Authorities.
• Lead project management activities, ensuring high-quality outputs.

Skills

Flood Risk Assessments

Drainage Strategies

AutoCAD

Flood Risk Modelling

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Degree in Environmental Science

Chartered Status (IEng, C.WEM, CEng)

Tools

Causeway Flow

Microdrainage

InfoWorks

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Due to strong and sustained growth in our Sustainable Water Management business, we are seeking new colleagues who have experience in Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage to join our team of 350 water consultancy and engineering professionals. Applicants are invited to further strengthen our technical capability in our water team to lead the delivery of a range of project work, including planning and DCO applications for major infrastructure development.

The Sustainable Water Management business operates as a national team: work, training and technical expertise are shared around the local teams ensuring project allocation considers personal interests and personal development aspirations and much as practicable

Our growing Wrexham team comprises 6 flood risk and drainage professionals who work collaboratively on projects with our regional team of 21 across the North West and North Wales. We have a strong portfolio of major infrastructure projects such as Hynet, Mersey Tidal Barrage and with clients such as Transport for Wales, SP Energy Networks, National Grid, Network Rail and National Highways. We are seeing significant growth in wind farm, solar farm and carbon capture developments. We also continue to support our strong portfolio of Local Authority and Lead Local Flood Authority clients, including delivery of transport infrastructure schemes, flood investigations, flood risk management strategies, planning and SUDs review support. Locally, we are supporting projects for Welsh Local Authorities such as Wrexham County Borough Council, Isle of Anglesey County Council and Flintshire County Council.

A little more about your role…

We are looking for a Senior Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant who has experience in the delivery of flood risk and consequence assessments and sustainable drainage strategy solutions to work collaboratively on technically complex projects for a range of clients.

Working as part of our national team, the successful candidate will also be able to work seamlessly across other technical areas within the Sustainable Water Management team. This includes but is not limited to LLFA technical services, Water EIA input, permitting applications, drainage design, SAB submissions in Wales (extending into England in due course).

Responsibilities will include:

• Carry out and supervise the completion of FCAs and FRAs for a variety of schemes
• Provide technical input intosustainable drainage strategies and design for complex schemes
• Oversee the preparation of feasibility studies and supporting drawings
• Prepare successful SAB submissions with Welsh Local Authorities
• Deliver Section 19 Flood Investigations
• Have technical oversight and training of junior consultants, ensuring high-quality outputs
• Support tendering and work winning activities of the team
• Taking leadership of certain project management activities, including financial and programme management.
• Be multi-disciplinary and client-facing, co-ordinating project meetings both internally and externally
• Communicating and liaising effectively and efficiently with the project team (both theSustainable Water Management team and the wider business)

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

Skills / Experience

• Flood Risk and Consequence Assessments preparation in England and Wales, and experience in one or more of the typical supporting skills including flood risk modelling, flood risk strategy development or Water EIA, at least some of which should have been in consultancy
• Drainage Strategies and SAB submissions in Wales
• Drainage design using AutoCAD and hydraulic modelling, using industry-standard software (e.g. Causeway Flow/Microdrainage, InfoWorks)
• Familiarity with any industry-standard geographical information systems (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS, MapInfo)
• Knowledge of the regulatory context for flood risk planning and sustainable drainage approvals in the UK.
• Technical inputs for planning and permitting for major infrastructure projects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Some experience in supporting commercial aspects and project management.

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant environmental, geographical, science or engineering discipline is essential
• Actively working towards chartered status with IEng, C.WEM or CEng

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