Hybrid Flood Risk Engagement & Project Lead

North Somerset Council; Weston-super-Mare; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing Team

Cycle to Work scheme

Electric Vehicle schemes

Job summary

North Somerset Council seeks a Flood Risk Engagement and Project Manager to lead community engagement and drive flood risk projects from scoping to handover. The role requires coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets, and engaging with residents, landowners and partners across the district.

You will work in a hybrid environment with on-site visits and occasional evening community meetings, supported by a flexible work pattern and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Practical experience planning and leading community engagement with inclusive methods and demonstrable outcomes.
• Strong project management experience from planning through to completion.
• Experience in procurement and managing contractor or supplier performance.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and balance competing demands.
• Clear written and verbal communication with effective partnership building.
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, risks, programmes and records.
• Ability to coordinate activity on project sites with contractors and technical specialists.

Responsibilities

• Lead inclusive community engagement with residents, groups, landowners and partners.
• Explain project options clearly and keep communities informed about proposals and disruption.
• Develop project briefs, delivery plans and business cases; define scope and milestones.
• Lead procurement with specialists; support supplier selection and mobilisation.
• Manage projects through delivery and handover with budgets, risks and reporting.
• Attend sites; liaise with contractors; monitor progress and resolve issues.
• Coordinate safety, environmental, consent and technical requirements.

Skills

Community engagement

Project management

Procurement management

Communication

Budget management

Site coordination

Education

Project management or environmental qualification

Job description

North Somerset Council seeks a Flood Risk Engagement and Project Manager to lead community engagement and drive flood risk projects from scoping to handover. The role requires coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets, and engaging with residents, landowners and partners across the district.

You will work in a hybrid environment with on-site visits and occasional evening community meetings, supported by a flexible work pattern and development opportunities.