Principal Flooding Engineer

Principal Flood Engineer

We deliver forward-thinking solutions for the world’s biggest asset owners, transforming the places where we live, work, and travel. Our success comes from a practical approach. We pride ourselves on solving complex challenges with original thinking, then turning it into a reality.

Amey Engineering teams improve the environment and create sustainable flooding solutions across the UK, by working in partnership with a range of clients, providing consultancy design services for Local Authorities, Strategic and Local transport providers and organisations delivering National Infrastructure. We make our towns and cities better places to live by improving connectivity, flood resilience, sustainability and quality of life.

Due to the increased workload, we are seeking to recruit a Principal Flood Engineer and Team Leader. The successful candidate will undertake and oversee the production of Flood Management design, leading a dedicated flood management design engineering team. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within the Flooding and Water Management team in our Belfast or Cardiff offices, providing effective support and assistance to the senior engineers and team leaders on a variety of flood schemes.

We have been confirmed as the lead engineering consultant working with the NI Department for Infrastructure (DFI) on their Water and Departmental Delivery contract for the next five years, as well as NI Transport Asset Management and Translink contracts. We are working on a range of flood management projects for Regional Authorities in Wales, South-West and Midlands areas, National Highways and National Rail, and looking to expand further in these areas.

Being an experienced Principal Flood Engineer at Amey Consulting, you’ll have the chance to focus on the parts of your role you most enjoy. Whether it’s further training to broaden your skills, working more closely with your clients to build relationships, or having the opportunity to develop leadership capabilities, our environment is one of collaboration and support where the direction of your career is led by you.

• Develop effective concept design solutions that are consistent with the project brief
• Undertake a wide range of design work on all aspects of the functions design and maintenance
• Implement effective, value for money and innovative design solutions to meet technical and project requirements
• Progress projects through preliminary and detailed design with emphasis on client requirements and innovation
• Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations
• Supervise, mentor and develop team members from senior engineers, through to graduate engineers and technicians
• Assist with contract preparation together with project planning and programming
• Project administration reporting to the Project Manager including monitoring programme delivery, resources and budgets Inspection work, feasibility studies, cost estimating for works and fees
• Support the preparation of bids and delivery of services on other contracts.
• Inspection work, feasibility studies, cost estimating for works and fees
• Effective management and response of project-related correspondence
• Undertake site supervision duties of contractors and when required
• Checks to ensure compliance with the Integrated Management System and assist in the development
• Prepare and check feasibility studies, appraisal / assessment reports and other written documents
• Development of engineering solutions and presents engineering options
• Complete performance appraisals with direct reports and provide learning and development opportunities where possible

• Can demonstrate high-level experience and expertise within the relevant technical field, probably gained in a Senior Engineer role or equivalent
• Can demonstrate an ability to produce or oversee the production of technically
• sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client
• requirements
• Have experience in managing project-related tasks associated with health, safety and
• welfare, e.g.…