Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant

Penguin Recruitment; Bath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multidisciplinary consultancy is seeking a Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer to join their expert team near Bath. This permanent role requires a degree in Civil Engineering and involves authoring Flood Risk Assessments, making planning applications, and producing technical drawings. The successful candidate will benefit from a competitive salary, generous leave, and outstanding career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Highly competitive base salary and pension

Generous annual leave entitlement

Fantastic career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Full UK driver's licence preferred.
• Experience in planning and technical guidelines desirable.

Responsibilities

• Submit Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategy reports.
• Produce drawings and plans using AutoCAD.

Skills

Commercial experience in Flood Risk Assessments

Knowledge of Sustainable Drainage Systems

Competence in MicroDrainage WinDES

Proficiency in AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Job description

My client, an innovative, trusted Multidisciplinary Consultancy is currently searching

for a Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer to join their expert team of specialist engineers, based near the beautiful, historical city of Bath.

Essential Criteria:

• A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Civil Engineering, Geography, or similar field Demonstrable commercial experience of authoring Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs), drainage strategy reports, and working with Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
• Working knowledge of the application of relevant Section Agreements (i.e., S38, S102, S104)

Competent in the usage of MicroDrainage WinDES, AutoCAD, and other relevant softwares

Confident in the use of Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel, etc.) Excellent literacy and numeracy skills

It would also benefit applicants for the role of Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer to have the following:

• A full UK driver's licence
• Working knowledge of the relevant industry standards in planning and technical guidelines, including the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), CIRIA SuDS Design Manual, Sewer Sector Guidance, and Building Regulations

In your new role of Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer, you will join a growing team of specialists in their respective fields, with a view to developing your career alongside them. The role will involve a number of varied responsibilities, including:

Submitting Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategy reports

Making planning applications for a range of minor projects and major developments Conducting appropriate research and using findings to write reports

Producing drawings and plans (using AutoCAD and lnfoDrainage software) to accompany the relevant reports

• Visiting sites and attending team meetings

As Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer, you will have access to an extensive range of company benefits, including:

• A highly competitive base salary and company pension Generous annual leave entitlement

Fantastic career progression opportunities

• Access to a range of nationwide opportunities across a range of projects
• Ability to impact your immediate working environment and wider company through social activities and business development

If you are interested in applying for the role of Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer, please do not hesitate to contact me directly by emailing (url removed), or by calling (phone number removed).

Please also visit our website, (url removed), to view a range of other Vacancies.

This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.