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Job Title: Principal Flood Risk Assessor

Ref. No.: CJD221125F

Location: Based near Warrington

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000

This is a superb opportunity to join my client, a well-respected, forward-thinking Multidisciplinary Consultancy renowned for lending their expertise to an array of projects across the civil, structural, and hydrological landscapes. They are on the lookout for a driven, capable Principal Flood Risk Assessor committed to overseeing an already-established team of designers and hydrologists at the office based near the thriving, industrial town of Warrington.

• Highly-competitive salary (commensurate with qualifications, skills, and experience)
• Company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Possibility of flexible/hybrid working
• A focus on Continuing Professional Development (CPD), with extensive career progression opportunities
• An inclusive, collaborative working environment, with a focus on innovative thinking
• A focus on employees' mental, physical, and social wellbeing

• Managing technical tender submissions, including Flood Risk Assessments (FRA), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), drainage assessment reports, and similar documents
• Preparing, checking, and submitting reports, calculations, models, and other such technical documents
• Taking ownership of projects, managing resources, budgets, timeframes, and delivery/implementation
• Managing client and other stakeholder relations, across the public and private sectors
• Overseeing the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of design colleagues
• Identifying Business Development (BD) opportunities, and working to develop these
• Enforcing and upholding the relevant industry standards, processes, procedures, and legislation at all times

• A UK Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil Engineering, Hydrology, or Environmental Management (or a similar, relevant discipline)
• Possess Chartered Status with a recognised Professional Body (e.g., CIWEM)
• Extensive experience of working in a Flood Risk role, within a UK-based design consultancy setting
• Highly proficient in the use of several relevant software systems, including FEH, WINFAP FEH, Flood Modeller, HEC‑RAS, AutoCAD, and WinDES
• Experience of leading projects and people
• Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

• A UK Master's Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
• Highly competent in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

If you are interested in the role of Principal Flood Risk Assessor, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.