Senior Flood Risk Engineer

Essex Highways; Crewe; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick pay

Competitive salary

Extra leave

RJ Rewards discounts

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Pension scheme

Job summary

Ringway Jacobs is seeking a Senior Flood Risk Engineer to support the Flood Risk Manager in delivering statutory duties as a Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA). You will lead on flood alleviation schemes, provide expert advice on SuDS and hydrology, and coordinate with agencies to ensure compliant development control.

The role requires delivering surface water management, drainage consents, and incident investigations, plus technical leadership and mentoring within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Degree or HNC in Civil Engineering or related discipline (Essential).
• Experience in flood risk management, drainage engineering, or related technical field (Essential).
• Knowledge of SuDS, hydrology, drainage design standards, and national policy (Essential).
• Proficiency in GIS, CAD, and hydrological modelling tools (Essential).

Responsibilities

• Deliver LLFA statutory functions including surface water management, land drainage consenting, enforcement, and incident investigation.
• Provide specialist technical advice on flood risk, drainage, SuDS design, and mitigation measures.
• Lead on development, appraisal, design and delivery of flood alleviation schemes and business cases.
• Support the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and Surface Water Management Plan.
• Collaborate with Environment Agency, United Utilities, and local communities to manage flood risk.
• Oversee drainage strategies, flood risk assessments, and technical submissions for new development.
• Maintain and update the asset register of flood risk structures (Section 21 duties).
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and performance reviews within the team.
• Lead hydrological and hydraulic assessments and the application of national SuDS standards.

Skills

Flood risk management

Driving licence

ICE/CIWEM membership

SuDS knowledge

Education

Degree or HNC in Civil Engineering

Tools

GIS

CAD

Hydrological modelling tools

Job description

The Senior Flood Risk Engineer will support the Flood Risk Manager in delivering the Council’s statutory duties as a Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. This includes leading on the development, design and delivery of flood risk management schemes, providing specialist technical advice, and ensuring effective coordination of local flood risk activities across the authority.

The Role

• Deliver LLFA statutory functions including surface water management, land drainage consenting, enforcement, and the investigation of flood incidents, consistent with Section 19 duties.
• Provide specialist technical advice on flood risk, drainage, SuDS design, and mitigation measures to support statutory planning and development control.
• Lead the development, appraisal, design and delivery of flood alleviation schemes, including feasibility studies, business cases, and partnership funding bids.
• Support the implementation and review of the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and Surface Water Management Plan.
• Collaborate with key partners including the Environment Agency, United Utilities, and local communities to support integrated flood risk management.
• Oversee the assessment of drainage strategies, flood risk assessments, and technical submissions for new development.
• Maintain and update the asset register of structures and features that have a significant impact on flood risk, as required under Section 21 duties.
• Provide technical leadership within the team, supporting junior staff and contributing to training, mentoring, and annual performance reviews.
• Lead on hydrological and hydraulic assessments, drainage design reviews, and the application of national standards for SuDS.

Requirements

• Degree or HNC in Civil Engineering or related discipline (Essential).
• Experience in flood risk management, drainage engineering, or related technical field (Essential).
• Knowledge of SuDS, hydrology, drainage design standards, and national policy (Essential).
• Proficiency in GIS, CAD, and hydrological modelling tools (Essential).
• Full UK driving licence (Essential).
• Experience working within a Lead Local Flood Authority, Environment Agency, water company, or similar organisation (Desirable).
• Membership or working towards membership of a relevant professional body (ICE, CIWEM) (Desirable).

Our Culture

At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.

Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.

Benefits

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through the "RJ Rewards" app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.