Senior Consultant - Flood Risk & Drainage in London)

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

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy in London seeks a Senior Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant. This role involves leading flood risk assessments, developing drainage models, and mentoring junior team members. Candidates should have a minimum of four years’ experience, proficiency in drainage modelling and SuDS design, and strong communication skills. The position offers hybrid working, private healthcare, and a supportive culture focused on sustainability and design excellence.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Enhanced pension

Generous leave

CPD support

Mental health provision

Qualifications

• Minimum four years' experience in flood risk and drainage consultancy.
• Skilled in drainage modelling and SuDS design.
• Good understanding of flood related policy, and the NPPF.

Responsibilities

• Lead Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies.
• Develop drainage models and SuDS proposals.
• Support planning documentation and feasibility studies.

Skills

Drainage modelling

SuDS design

Communication

Client liaison

Tools

AutoCAD

GIS

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.