Senior Consultant - Flood Risk & Drainage

Penguin Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy in London is seeking a Senior Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant to lead flood risk assessments and drainage strategies. The ideal candidate has a minimum of four years' experience and is skilled in drainage modelling and SuDS design. You will benefit from hybrid working, private healthcare, an enhanced pension, and a progressive culture focused on sustainability. This role offers the chance to contribute to high-quality designs across diverse development projects.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Enhanced pension

Generous leave

CPD support

Mental health provision

Qualifications

• Minimum four years' experience in flood risk and drainage consultancy.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and GIS.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead flood risk assessments and drainage strategies.
• Develop drainage models and SuDS proposals.
• Support planning documentation and feasibility studies.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Drainage modelling and SuDS design

Flood related policy understanding

Communication skills

AutoCAD proficiency

GIS skills

Tools

InfoDrainage

Job description

Senior Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant

Location: London

Salary: Competitive plus benefits

A great opportunity has arisen for a Senior Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant to join a leading environmental consultancy in London. You will take responsibility for delivering flood risk assessments, drainage strategies, SuDS design and planning led solutions for a wide range of development projects.

As a Senior Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant, you will work across feasibility, masterplanning, outline design and planning submissions. You will contribute technical leadership, liaise with clients and regulators, and play an active part in ensuring high quality, sustainable design across multi disciplinary schemes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies.
• Develop drainage models and SuDS proposals using InfoDrainage or similar tools.
• Support planning documentation, feasibility studies and design integration.
• Work closely with internal teams, planning specialists and external consultants.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to team development.
• Produce high quality written reports and design outputs.

About You

• Minimum four years' experience in flood risk and drainage consultancy.
• Skilled in drainage modelling and SuDS design.
• Good understanding of flood related policy, the NPPF and SuDS Manual.
• Confident using AutoCAD and GIS.
• Strong communicator with excellent reporting skills.
• Proactive, organised and comfortable managing multiple projects.

Why Apply?

You will benefit from hybrid working, private healthcare, enhanced pension, generous leave, CPD support, mental health provision and a progressive culture focused on sustainability and high quality design.