Lead Engineering Consultant (Flooding, Harbours & Coast)

ASA Recruitment; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

ASA International Ltd seeks a Lead Engineering Consultant (Flooding, Harbours & Coast) to guide a multidisciplinary team on flood prevention, shoreline management and harbour works. Hybrid working arrangements apply, with a six-month contract and PAYE rate based on experience.

The role requires chartered status in hydraulics or civil engineering, extensive project delivery experience, and strong leadership. Public sector context and national guidance influence will be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Chartered status, ideally as a Hydrologist or Structural Engineer with civils background.
• Extensive experience delivering flood, shoreline and harbour projects.
• Ability to lead design teams and influence policy/legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a professional design team for flood prevention, shoreline management and harbour projects.
• Oversee management of resources, contracts, and implementation under current legislation.
• Develop forward design and construction programmes within budget profiles.
• Review new legislation and adapt strategies to meet requirements.

Skills

Chartered status

Hydrologist/Structural Engineer

Civils background

Public speaking

Leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation in Fife, is currently looking to recruit a Lead Engineering Consultant (Flooding, Harbours & Coast) on a hybrid basis, on an initial 6 month contract (with potential extensions) on a rate of c.£30.56 – £33.44/hour PAYE (based on experience).

Responsibilities:

• Leading and coordinating a professional and technical design team in the development and implementation of effective and efficient flood prevention, shoreline management and harbours functions.
• Performing the duties as the Flooding and Coast Authority under current legislation. Managing holidays and leave, working arrangements, overtime, training and expenses of remote workers (Harbour Masters) as well as team management incorporating staff management training and disciplinary measures.
• Managing the procurement, design and supervision of hydraulic flood studies and construction of a wide range of flooding, shoreline and harbours capital and revenue projects using in-house and external resources. Managing the procurement of body of water, coastal and maritime structures maintenance programmes using in house contractors and external contractors.
• Developing forward design and construction programmes for all flooding, shoreline and harbours projects to achieve set budget profiles.
• Reviewing new legislation, best practice and technical standards within the flooding, shoreline and harbours function and develop responses, strategies and policy reviews to meet new legislative and technical requirements.

Essential Experience:

• Chartered status, ideally as a Hydrologist or Structural Engineer, with a strong civils background. Strong communication and public speaking skills will also be important, along with the ability to manage challenging situations. Local authority experience would be preferred
• Extensive knowledge and experience in managing and delivering flooding shoreline and harbour structures projects with a particular specialist knowledge of shoreline structures technical standards and design codes
• Considerable period of experience in managing and delivering complex flood prevention, shoreline and harbour structures projects
• Ability to lead on and influence the development of new national guidance, best practice and legislation
• Ability to co-ordinate programmes of work with both internal agencies and external third-party organisations
• Detailed and in-depth knowledge of civil engineering functions with a particular knowledge of flooding, shoreline management and maintenance of harbour structures
• Detailed and in-depth knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory requirements
• Experience of representation of a Local Authority at national level, (e.g. Scottish Government, SCOTS Flooding, SAIFF and SuDSWP) and influencing development and implementation of guidance, best practice and legislation

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