Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer

Strata Consulting; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Cycle to Work

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Flexible working

Company share ownership

Job summary

Strata Consulting is seeking a Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer to join our UK team. You will deliver drainage strategies and flood risk assessments for private and public sector clients, drawing on experience in the water and environment industry.

The role requires at least 3 years in drainage and flood risk, familiarity with national policy and planning, and competence with Civil 3D, AutoCAD, GIS. A Chartered status or progress toward it would be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies for planning applications.
• Experience liaising with clients, architects, contractors and authorities.
• Competence in drainage modelling and software tools.
• Chartered status or working towards ICE/CIWEM advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver drainage strategies and flood risk assessments for private and public sector clients.
• Prepare and contribute to Local Plan representations and planning applications.
• Collaborate with project teams and external stakeholders to ensure compliant drainage solutions.

Skills

Flood risk assessment

Drainage design

Client liaison

AutoCAD

Civils3D

GIS

Causeway Flow

Problem solving

Chartered status

Tools

AutoCAD

Civils3D

GIS

Causeway Flow

Job description

Are you a Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer looking to further your career within a new consultancy? This position involves delivering drainage strategies, with a familiarity of flood risk, for both private and public sector clients within one of the UK’s leading independent consultancies.

This is an excellent opportunity to help develop a strategically important sector of the business. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years’ experience of working in the drainage and Flood Risk sector in the UK, including the completion of Flood Risk Assessments, SuDS and Drainage strategies, as well as contributions to other civil engineering projects within the water and environment industry.

What’s on offer

• An attractive and modern working environment with good accessibility by all modes of transport
• The opportunity to progress quickly within the firm
• A wide range of challenging projects
• Ongoing support, training and mentoring from senior professionals
• Ability to purchase additional days annually
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Techscheme
• Payment of professional subscription
• Membership of our group pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Option to participate in the Company Share Ownership scheme
• Private healthcare

What you need to succeed

• Experience attending meetings and liaising with clients, architects, contractors, local authorities, and other statutory bodies.
• Takes a practical approach to problem solving.
• Chartered status or working towards Chartered status (ICE/CIWEM) would be advantageous.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in preparing and delivering Flood Risk Assessments and preliminary/conceptual Drainage Strategies to support Local Plan representations and outline planning applications, as well as detailed surface and foul water drainage strategies for full planning applications.
• A solid understanding of national planning policy and relevant legislation concerning flood risk and drainage (such as the NPPF & PPG, SuDS Manual, Flood and Water Management Act, and Water Framework Directive), along with best practices related to flood risk, drainage and the water environment.
• Familiarity with drainage modelling techniques, as well as detailed experience with Causeway Flow, AutoCAD, Civils3D (including the production of earthworks models), and GIS.