Flood Risk Consultant

AZTRUM; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

Flexible working

Career progression

Job summary

AZTRUM is working with a market-leading Environmental and Engineering Consultancy to recruit a Flood Risk Consultant to join the Hydro-Ecology Team in Stafford, with alternative offices available.

The role requires a strong academic background in hydrology, flood risk, water resources or GIS, and experience delivering hydrological risk assessments, water resource assessments, WFD assessments and water quality for a UK-based consultancy.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background in hydrology, flood risk, water resources or GIS.
• Experience completing hydrological risk assessments, water resource assessments, WFD assessments and water quality for a UK-based consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Watercourse assessments.
• River habitat surveys.
• Habitat regulation assessments.
• Protected species surveys for white clawed crayfish and water voles.
• Water framework directive assessments.
• Water resource assessments.
• Hydrological assessments.
• Water quality assessments and monitoring.
• Data analysis of monitoring data.
• Flood risk assessments.
• GIS mapping.
• Climate risk and resilience assessments.
• Environmental permitting applications and compliance.
• Site visits, sampling and river environments.

Skills

Hydrology

Flood risk

Water resources

GIS

Reporting

Communication

Education

Hydrology degree

Job description

My client a market leading Environmental and Engineering Consultancy, is searching for a Flood Risk Consultant to join their Hydro-Ecology Team in Stafford.

Alternative offices available!

Candidates are required to have a strong academic background in hydrology, flood risk, water resources or GIS and have experience working for a UK based Consultancy completing hydrological risk assessments, water resource assessments, WFD Assessments and water quality.

Experience of river habitat surveys, environmental permitting or compliance is also advantageous.

You will also be required to have excellent written and verbal communication skills to write reports.

As a Flood Risk Consultant you will join an experienced team to complete varied hydrological, water quality, hydro-ecology, flood risk and water resources projects for infrastructure, renewable energy and developments across the UK. You will be trained and supported to complete;

• Watercourse assessments.
• River habitat surveys.
• Habitat regulation assessments.
• Protected species surveys for white clawed cray fish and water voles.
• Water framework directive assessments.
• Water resource assessments
• Hydrological assessments
• Water quality assessments and monitoring.
• Data analysis of monitoring data.
• Flood risk assessments.
• GIS mapping.
• Climate risk and resilience assessments .
• Environmental permitting applications and compliance.
• Site visits, sampling and of river environments.

This role offers a competitive salary, career progression, flexible working and innovative projects across the UK. This role is based from the office on a hybrid basis. You can be based in Bristol, Stafford, Kent, Nottingham and Cheshire!