Principal Engineer

Job title:

Principal Engineer

Job Category:
Engineering & Surveying

Hours per week: 7

Location:

Runnymede Borough Council

Pay: £28.26 per hour

Lead a professional engineering service delivering flood risk management advice, management and maintenance of Council town centre infrastructure and drainage assets.

Acting as a technical consultant to the local planning authority, advising on flood risk and drainage on development proposals in the borough. Leading an Engineering Service delivering management and maintenance of Council infrastructure such as pumping stations, street nameplates, bus shelters, benches, bridges and carparks. To advise on civil engineering and construction matters to other departments.

• Assessing planning applications for their impact on flood risk, safe access and egress and land drainage
• Project managing the Borough’s land drainage maintenance and capital works programme, including strategic planning and feasibility studies
• Management of the borough’s Minor Engineering and Construction Works Term Contract and contractors.
• Project managing Council civil engineering initiatives
• Managing and undertaking survey work, the preparation of drawings and contract documentation and managing contracts.
• Managing Health and Safety and review of risk assessments on projects
• Liaising with Surrey County Council, Environment Agency and Thames Water on flood risk and land drainage issues and enforcing the Borough’s land drainage byelaws
• Identifying appropriate staff training and assisting staff in their continued professional development
• Preparing estimates and controlling expenditure on budgets in accordance with Council Policy, Financial Regulations and Standing Orders
• Advising other departments on all aspects of civil engineering and drainage
• Assisting Environmental Health’s duties in respect of the private drainage elements of public health legislation
• Assist in developing and implementing the Borough's flooding contingency plans and liaising with the Environment Agency, Surrey County Council and Thames Water on these matters.
• Preparing formal reports for the Council, Committees and external organisations

• Environmental or Civil Engineering Degree or equivalent approved professional qualification in flood risk management (such as a CIWEM accredited BSc or Post Graduate qualification)

• Management and/or Leadership qualification
• Training in Construction related Health and Safety, including CDM regulations
• Chartered member of a relevant professional body such as ICE or CIWEM

• Demonstrable post qualification experience in preparing civil engineering construction and/or drainage projects.
• Experience in considering and assessing proposed flood risk management and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) measures and providing technical feedback on their suitability
• Experience of using hydraulic modelling software (Micro Drainage/Flow)