Vice President - UK M&A Advisory

BWB Consulting; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm specializing in environmental services is seeking an experienced candidate to lead flood risk assessments and manage projects. Responsibilities include client liaison, supervising junior team members, and developing innovative solutions for complex problems in water management. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in the Water Framework Directive and excellent project management skills. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects across various client sectors in the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering Water Framework Directive Assessments and Environmental Statement chapters.
• Knowledge of geomorphological processes and flooding policies in the UK.
• Proficient in project management and client relations.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management and client liaison.
• Deliver flood risk assessments and environmental statements.
• Mentor junior team members and develop client relationships.

Skills

Water Framework Directive Assessments

Client liaison

Project management

Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Technical problem-solving

Tools

Flood Modeller Pro

TUFLOW

QGIS

AutoCAD

Civils 3D

Job description

Our Advisory Division is made up of highly qualified individuals with extensive experience in Water, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnics, Contaminated Land, Ecology, Heritage, Flood Risk, Air Quality, Transport, and Acoustic disciplines. The Advisory Division works either as part of multi‑disciplinary BWB project teams or independently for a range of key clients. We provide timely and cost‑effective consultancy services to the public and private development sectors on projects of any type or size. The Water Team forms part of the Division and is comprised of qualified engineers and environmental consultants with specific experience in flood risk, drainage, hydraulic modelling and environmental planning. Recent success in large scale residential, energy and infrastructure sectors has identified an opportunity for further growth in Water Framework Directive and geomorphology services. We are seeking an experienced candidate who can grow this capability in the team, as well as assist in our flood risk workflow.

What You'll Be Doing

• Delivering Water Framework Directive Assessments and encouraging growth of this compatibility with the team.
• Taking a lead on project management, including client liaison, workload supervision, resource planning and financial administration.
• Working with our Ecologists, Ground Engineers and Nature‑based Solutions to deliver holistic environmental assessments and solutions – such as Natural Flood Risk Management.
• Mentoring junior members of the team.
• Delivering flood risk assessments and contributing to the production of environmental statements.
• Working on projects covering a range of client sectors (private developers and public bodies), and scales (plot scale to NSIPs), from pre‑planning to construction.
• Developing innovative solutions to complex problems, for example flood relief optioneering and watercourse diversions.
• Providing solutions to technical problems and contributing factual and interpretative reports throughout the lifecycle of a project.
• Proactively working with other disciplines within the company to deliver an integrated service to our clients.
• Developing client relationships and new opportunities.

Qualifications

• A track record of delivering Water Framework Directive Assessments and Water‑based Environmental Statement chapters.
• Knowledge of geomorphological processes and natural flood risk management.
• Knowledge of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as well as flood risk and drainage policy in the UK.
• Proven track record in client liaison, project management and delivering projects to scope, programme and budget.
• Knowledge of hydraulic modelling software packages such as Flood Modeller Pro and TUFLOW (beneficial but not essential).
• Experience in hydrological analysis using Flood Estimation Handbook techniques and associated software packages, such as ReFH2 and WINFAP (beneficial but not essential).
• Enthusiasm for mentoring junior team members and sharing knowledge and experience with others.
• Capability in using GIS software (QGIS) and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience in using AutoCAD, Civils 3D and Causeway Flow (beneficial but not essential).
• The ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and suppliers.

If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be your best, please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.