Lead Flood Risk & Drainage Specialist | Hybrid Role

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional membership fees paid

Workplace pension

Diverse projects across infrastructure

Leadership opportunity

Direct access to senior leadership

Job summary

Advance Training & Recruitment Services in Basingstoke is seeking a Principal or Associate Flood Risk & Drainage Specialist to lead and grow its Environmental Services capability. You will own technical delivery across infrastructure projects and shape the service line for future expansion.

The role requires a Civil/Environmental Engineering degree, Chartered status (or working towards Chartership), and proven flood risk and drainage experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil/Environmental discipline or related field.
• Chartered status or working towards Chartership with CIWEM/ICE.
• Significant consultancy experience in flood risk and drainage.
• Experience delivering flood risk assessments for planning applications.
• Proficiency with drainage design software (InfoDrainage, MicroDrainage).

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Flood Risk Assessments for planning applications across sectors.
• Produce drainage strategies and SuDS designs.
• Provide technical advice on flood risk legislation and climate change.
• Undertake hydrological and hydraulic assessments.
• Manage specialist subcontractors as required.
• Prepare foul drainage strategies and liaise with water companies.
• Support Environmental Impact Assessments and water environment studies.
• Develop the flood risk and drainage service offering.
• Build and maintain client relationships and support bids.
• Manage project budgets, programmes and commercial performance.
• Recruit, mentor and develop future flood risk team members.

Skills

Report writing

Client communication

Commercial awareness

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Water Resources or related

Chartered status or working towards Chartership

Tools

InfoDrainage

MicroDrainage

TUFLOW

Flood Modeller

HEC-RAS

Job description

Advance Training & Recruitment Services in Basingstoke is seeking a Principal or Associate Flood Risk & Drainage Specialist to lead and grow its Environmental Services capability. You will own technical delivery across infrastructure projects and shape the service line for future expansion.

The role requires a Civil/Environmental Engineering degree, Chartered status (or working towards Chartership), and proven flood risk and drainage experience.