Flood Risk Consultant

MacStaff; Liss; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Profit sharing

Job summary

MacStaff is seeking an experienced Flood Risk Consultant to take senior ownership of water environment projects from initial scope through successful delivery. Based near Bath with hybrid working, you will lead FRA, hydrological modelling and drainage design while managing client relationships and project teams.

You will oversee scope, budgets and programme delivery, mentoring junior consultants and shaping the firm’s water environment capability.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience within flood risk, hydrology or water environment consultancy.
• A relevant degree or postgraduate qualification.
• Experience delivering hydrological and flood risk elements of multidisciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of Flood Risk Assessments, drainage/SuDS and associated planning requirements.
• Chartered status such as CWEM would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead Flood Risk Assessments, hydrological assessments and flood risk modelling.
• Deliver drainage strategies and SuDS design.
• Support water quality, sediment quality, water resources and resilience projects.
• Lead FRAP and environmental permitting work.
• Provide input into flood preparedness strategies.
• Manage project scope, fees, programmes, resources, risk and profitability.
• Lead client meetings, workshops and technical reviews.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and sub-consultants.

Skills

Flood risk consultancy

Hydrology

Water environment

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Budget management

Reporting skills

CWEM chartered

Education

Degree or postgraduate qualification

Job description

Flood Risk Consultant – Bath/BOA

£48,000–£58,000 DOE + Profit Share Bonus + Private Healthcare + Hybrid Working + Excellent Benefits

You will like

Leading flood risk, hydrology and water environment consultancy from Bradford-on-Avon, near Bath, with flexible hybrid / work-from-home (WFH) arrangements available.

You’ll join a highly regarded specialist environmental consultancy delivering sustainable solutions across development, infrastructure, utilities, renewables, government, defence and other major sectors.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Flood Risk Consultant / Principal Flood Risk Consultant / Hydrologist / Water Environment Consultant who wants more than simply delivering technical reports. You’ll have genuine ownership of clients and projects, influence the development of the water environment capability and lead a talented specialist team.

You’ll enjoy the agility and culture of an established specialist consultancy, backed by the resources, expertise and opportunities of a growing multidisciplinary environmental group.

You will like

The Flood Risk Consultant job itself, where you will act as a senior client-facing technical lead, taking ownership of water environment projects from initial scope through to successful delivery. More specifically:

• Leading Flood Risk Assessments (FRA), hydrological assessments and flood risk modelling
• Delivering drainage strategies, SuDS design, WFD assessments and ES chapters
• Supporting water quality, sediment quality, water resources and resilience projects
• Leading Flood Risk Activity Permit (FRAP) and wider environmental permitting work
• Providing technical input into flood preparedness strategies
• Managing project scope, fees, programmes, resources, risk, quality and profitability
• Leading client meetings, workshops, pre-application discussions and technical reviews
• Liaising confidently with planning authorities, regulators and statutory consultees
• Coordinating multidisciplinary project teams and specialist sub-consultants
• Providing pragmatic advice around planning, consenting, environmental risk and mitigation
• Managing and developing the in-house environment team
• Supporting proposals, tenders, repeat business and key client accounts
• Helping shape and grow the consultancy’s wider water environment and flood risk capability

This is a hands-on senior consultancy position where you can combine technical expertise with project leadership, client management and team development.

You will have

To be successful as Flood Risk Consultant / Principal Flood Risk Consultant, you will ideally have:

• Strong professional experience within flood risk, hydrology or water environment consultancy
• A relevant degree or postgraduate qualification
• Experience delivering hydrological and flood risk elements of multidisciplinary projects
• Knowledge of Flood Risk Assessments, drainage/SuDS and associated planning requirements
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience managing projects, budgets, programmes and technical deliverables
• The ability to lead, support and develop other consultants
• Excellent written reporting and communication skills
• Sound commercial judgement and a pragmatic approach to environmental risk
• Chartered status such as CWEM or similar would be advantageous

You may currently be working as a Flood Risk Consultant, Principal Flood Risk Consultant, Principal Hydrologist, Hydrology Consultant, Water Environment Consultant, Flood Risk Specialist or Water Resources Consultant.

You will get

As Flood Risk Consultant, you will enjoy a competitive package including:

• £44,000–£58,000 salary, depending on experience
• Annual profit-share bonus
• Hybrid working / flexible WFH arrangements
• Bupa Private Healthcare
• Employee Health Cashback scheme
• 36 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Up to 5 days external CPD allowance per year
• Internal training, mentoring and work-shadowing opportunities
• Professional membership fees paid
• Excellent office environment and wellbeing facilities

You will be based from Bradford-on-Avon, near Bath, with flexible hybrid working available. The location is well positioned for candidates across Bath, Bristol, Wiltshire, Somerset and the wider South West.

This is a particularly strong opportunity if you are ready to step beyond pure technical delivery and want genuine influence over clients, projects, people and the future growth of a specialist water environment consultancy.