Principal Flooding Specialist

YTL UK; Bath; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 20%

Career progression

25 days holiday

Holiday buy/sell

Healthcare cover

Life assurance

Electric car scheme

Retail discounts

Volunteer day

Enhanced family leave

Wellbeing platform

Mental health support

Referral bonus

Job summary

YTL UK is seeking a Principal Flooding Specialist to provide strategic direction on flood risk and regulate engagement, informing our wastewater delivery strategy. You will shape the 5-year plans and DWMP, directing investment options and liaising with Ofwat, Environment Agency, and Defra.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage relationships with RMAs, and support Water UK collaborations, ensuring high-quality outcomes within regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• We seek a degree-qualified professional with Chartered Engineer status and strong communication skills.
• Candidate should demonstrate analytical ability and capability to influence strategy.
• Experience across flood risk, regulatory frameworks, and asset investment planning is essential.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and manage stakeholders is required.

Responsibilities

• Direct company strategies including five-year plans, LTDS, and DWMP to meet objectives.
• Guide strategic opportunities to reduce flood risk and improve drainage coverage.
• Evaluate whole-life cost and life-cycle assessments for investments.
• Lead flood risk management duties under relevant acts and regulations.
• Provide strategic advisory to engineering, asset management, and RMAs.
• Communicate strategies internally to teams for implementation.
• Engage with regulators such as Ofwat, EA, and Defra on strategy and projects.
• Collaborate with other water companies and Water UK on industry challenges.
• Manage internal team development and capacity.

Skills

Degree-qualified

CEng

Analytical thinking

Influential communication

Work under pressure

Interpersonal skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Flood risk knowledge

Regulatory frameworks

Planning & investment knowledge

Asset management knowledge

Multidisciplinary liaison

Operational environments knowledge

Education

Degree-qualified or equivalent

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Job description

As our Principal Flooding Specialist, you will provide strategic direction on flooding risk, ensuring continued strong performance by Wessex Water by building excellent relationships with our regulators and other Risk Management Authorities, and by informing our business plan and long-term delivery strategy for wastewater.

Whatyou'lldo

In the context of this role, flood risk is assumed toencompass strategic flooding issues arising fromour networks.

You will:

• direct relevant company strategies, including our 5-year Business Plan, Long-Term Delivery Strategy (LTDS), and Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP), that meet our long-term objectives, statutory obligations, and include cost-beneficial investments
• direct strategic opportunities for the company, including strategic enhancement plans, to ensure that sewerage systems are managed to reduce the risk of flooding, that the areas served are effectively drained of surface water, and there is provision of sufficient foul sewers
• direct the evaluation of strategic investment options in our Business Planning process, including the development of whole-life cost (WLC) and life cycle assessment (LCA)
• direct our strategic flood risk management duties under the Flood and Water Management Act (2010) and Water Industry Act (1991)
• provide strategic advice to Engineering and Asset Management, the wider business, and other Flood Risk Management Authorities (RMAs) on all issues related to flood risk management and drainage
• direct internal communication of company strategies to Engineering and Asset Management, Water Recycling, and wider business teams to facilitate the implementation of our strategies
• liaise with and influence regulators, such as Ofwat, the Environment Agency, and Defra, for their support on our strategies and mutually beneficial projects
• collaborate with other water companies and Water UK to develop strategies, plans, and initiatives to tackle industry-wide challenges
• collaborate with other RMAs to develop strategies, plans, and initiatives to tackle our strategic priorities and consider partnership funding to help finance any mutually beneficial projects
• direct engagement on our DWMP to provide transparent and visible future investment plans to stakeholders and members of the public
• additionally, support Water UK in engaging regulators and stakeholders to steer regulatory reform and inform policy direction
• line management as appropriate within the team, including management of professional development.

Whatyou'llneed

We are looking for:

• someone who is degree-qualified or equivalent
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent status
• analytical and influential oral and written communication skills
• the ability to work under pressure, balancing competing demands while delivering high-quality outcomes within agreed timescales
• good interpersonal skills to enable effective working with people at all levels
• experience of delivering results through cross-functional working
• excellent knowledge of flood risk, and a good working knowledge of the interfaces with other disciplines
• excellent knowledge of the regulatory frameworks affecting planning and investment in water company assets
• excellent knowledge of the planning and legal environment as it affects investment planning and implementation
• knowledge of operational environments and operator skill levels
• knowledge of operating and maintenance cost implications of proposed investments
• knowledge of asset management principles and practice.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access toan interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trainedmental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across theSouth West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space,restaurantsand hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry,energyand environmental sectors
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000-capacity arena,conferencingand exhibition space
• plusa number ofother retail,environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK isa great placeto work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.