Principal or Associate Flood Risk Consultant

Strata Construction Consulting; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy is seeking a Principal or Associate Flood Risk Consultant to join their dynamic team in Manchester. The role involves leading flood risk assessments and drainage projects across diverse infrastructure sectors. Ideal candidates will possess strong consulting experience, project management skills, and a commitment to professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Internal project management training

Structured learning and development platform

Qualifications

• Chartered with CIWEM or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in developing drainage strategies and environmental assessments.
• Ability to mentor junior staff and support senior project managers.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and proposals for the flood risk assessment team.
• Develop drainage strategies and assist with planning applications.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff, ensuring project delivery.

Skills

Flood risk assessments

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Project Management

Communication

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Degree in relevant field (equivalent)

Tools

ArcGIS

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Principal or Associate Flood Risk consultant

London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol or Newcastle offices

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal or Associate Flood Risk Consultant to join our flood risk and drainage team, based in either London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol or Newcastle offices, with the opportunity to work flexibly from home in the future as much as needed to achieve best outcomes. The team undertakes a wide variety of major and challenging infrastructure projects for the private and public sector, across a range of development sectors.

Responsibilities:

We require an experienced individual of high calibre to lead projects and proposals for the flood risk assessment and drainage team at Tetra Tech in support of planning applications across a range of activities such as flood risk assessment, due diligence, drainage strategy, drainage design and modelling, environmental water assessments and input into Environmental Impact Assessments. We work across a diverse range of clients delivering challenging infrastructure projects for the private and public sector.

Our projects typically range in size from £2k to £100M schemes covering defence, transport, local government, infrastructure, healthcare, education, commercial, industrial and residential development.You will work independently and proactively on technical aspects from a project’s inception, determining client briefs, to the delivery and close out of projects in accordance with best practice and supported by senior colleagues throughout.

You will provide support to our project managers throughout the delivery of projects as well as take on project management responsibility on low risk projects, including taking client facing roles as you develop your career with us. Where appropriate, you will instruct, supervise and mentor junior staff in the design and management of schemes and work with clients to ensure delivery of projects to time and cost, and to help manage change.

We provide internal project management training as well as a structured learning and development platform including mentoring and coaching, CPD and training to ensure our staff are the best they can be to deliver excellence to our clients.

The projects are UK wide and some travel would be expected on occasion, including working outside normal office hours.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate some or all the requirements below:

·Be an enthusiastic professional who likes a challenge (essential)

·Want to work in a busy and growing team and have a desire to progress their career (essential)

·Have experience in delivering flood risk projects and flood risk assessments to support projects through the planning system

·Knowledge and experience in applying UK flood risk policy such as NPPF, SPP and TAN15

·Experience in consulting and liaising with key stakeholders (i.e. clients, LLFA, EA, water companies)

·Experience in writing reports and presenting to internal and external partners

·Experience in developing drainage strategies, SUDs and drainage solutions by reference to local and national guidance documents (i.e. the SuDS Manual)

·Experience in discharge of conditions for planning applications

·Experience in delivering Water Framework Directive assessments

·Experience in advising flood risk schemes with respect to environmental, ecological and geomorphology.

·Experience in Micro Drainage/Info Drainage

·Experience in peer review.

·Experience in IT systems such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD and the Microsoft Office suite.

·Experience in the preparation of fee proposals and assisting with large bids

·Be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant field and chartered with CIWEM or equivalent.

·Have good interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work independently, a collaborative approach and a proven ability to deliver work on time

·Have a commitment to encouraging good health and safety practices within the workplace and within design

·Be a team player displaying enthusiasm, flexibility and versatility

·Have the ability to mentor, encourage and support junior team members

·Have a desire to build uponyour existing experience,continuing your professional development

·Hold a full UK Driving Licence

·Security Clearance to minimum SC level preferable (or be suitable and willing to apply for clearance essential)

To Apply

We are an Employment Agency specialising in the placement of contract and permanent staff in construction companies and design engineering consultancies across the UK. For further details please visit our website.

If this advertised position does not interest you, please consider our other opportunities by sending your updated CV outlining your achievements and your personal requisites, i.e. job roles, location, salary to us. We also operate a referral scheme, of which further details can be found on our website (search "Strata Construction Consulting").
Due to the sheer volume of applications we receive, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful. Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK.