Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer

Strata Construction Consulting UK Ltd; Topsham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional consultancy firm is looking for a Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer to lead flood risk assessments and drainage designs for various major projects in the UK. The ideal candidate will possess at least 7 years of relevant experience, overseeing a small team while preparing complex drainage strategies and assessments. The role offers good benefits including hybrid working, professional qualifications support, and insurance perks. Successful candidates will play a vital role in delivering effective flood risk solutions and managing client relations.

Benefits

Hybrid / Flexible working

ICE accredited training scheme

Professional qualifications support

Life Assurance

Private medical insurance

Gym membership / Cycle scheme

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in flood risk management and drainage design.
• Proven track record in leading flood risk assessments and designs.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and managing client accounts.

Responsibilities

• Lead flood risk and drainage input on major projects.
• Supervise a small team of engineers.
• Prepare Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies.

Skills

Design of flood alleviation schemes

Foul and surface water drainage systems

Microdrainage software

InfoDrainage software

QGIS

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or appropriate science

Tools

River modelling software

Job description

Are you passionate for Flood Risk? Our client is an award-winning regional consultancy, providing specialist development planning and infrastructure services to the property industry.

They have an opening for a Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer to join their expanding team supporting a wealth of major projects. These will include various : mixed use urban extensions, leisure & tourism schemes, renewable energy, retirement accommodation, new employment land & more.

The ideal candidate should have sufficient experience to lead the flood risk and drainage input on projects like these, with support from senior colleagues and our wider team of civil engineers and technicians.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid / Flexible working
• ICE accredited training scheme
• Professional qualifications through IEng and CEng
• Life Assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Gym membership / Cycle scheme + more
• 2 x Annual subscriptions

The role

A key element to the role will be having an understanding the legislative background relating to flood risk and drainage, planning, undertaking detail design and managing the design process.

The individual will be responsible for the financial performance of a small team of engineers delivering FRA’s and the detail design of foul and surface water SuDS.

In addition, the successful candidate will have the relevant experience in delivering flood alleviation schemes for both public and private sector clients.

You will have a minimum of 7+ experience and your principle role will be the day to day supervising a small team of engineers, preparation of fee proposals and the financial and technical running of their own projects.

The role will require you to prepare Flood Risk Assessments, undertake conceptual and detail design of flood protection measures and drainage strategies, leading to planning applications or construction drawings.

You can expect to be active on several projects / client accounts at any given time. You will be expected to mentor and develop junior engineers together with client facing.

What you need to succeed

A key element of your experience will be the design of flood alleviation schemes, foul and surface water / SuDS drainage systems.

Having a solid working knowledge of Microdrainage, InfoDrainage and Flow.

Having experience in the use of QGIS and river modelling software together with highways design and earthworks strategies would be an advantage.

You will hold a degree in Civil Engineering or appropriate science or equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.

Preparation of Flood Risk Assessments in Flood Zone 1, 2 and 3.

Undertake conceptual and detail design of surface water flood alleviation works.

Preparation of complex foul and surface water drainage strategies (suitable for outline / detailed planning and s104 submission) and detail design of the same (which incorporate SuDS techniques).

Expert knowledge of Microdrainage, InfoDrainage and Flow software package