Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer

Position: Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer (Permanent)
Our client is an expert in providing sustainable development solutions from business case, due-diligence, initial concept, through planning and delivery on site. They have an opening for a Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within the flood risk team on a diverse range of projects covering public and private sector from inception through to delivery.

What’s on offer

Hybrid working

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity

Employee Perks Platform

Interest free season ticket loan

Employee owned - Benefit of Tax-Free Bonus

Bonus scheme

Paid time off to do charity work (half day a year)

Opportunities for involvement in local education initiatives and STEM

4 annual paid company wide events

One paid professional subscription per annum

Carbon Neutral Company

Investors in People accreditation

Cycle to work scheme

Private Healthcare

Group Critical Illness Cover

Group Death in Service Cover

The role

A key element to the role will be having an understanding the legislative background relating to flood risk and drainage, planning, undertaking detail design and managing the design process.

The individual will be responsible for the financial performance of a small team of engineers delivering FRA’s and the detail design of foul and surface water SuDS.

In addition, the successful candidate will have the relevant experience in delivering flood alleviation schemes for both public and private sector clients.

Principal Accountabilities

You will have a minimum of 7+ experience and your principle role will be the day to day supervising a small team of engineers, preparation of fee proposals and the financial and technical running of their own projects.

The role will require you to prepare Flood Risk Assessments, undertake conceptual and detail design of flood protection measures and drainage strategies, leading to planning applications or construction drawings.

You can expect to be active on several projects / client accounts at any given time. You will be expected to mentor and develop junior engineers together with client facing.

What you need to succeed

A key element of your experience will be the design of flood alleviation schemes, foul and surface water/SuDS drainage systems.

Having a solid working knowledge of Microdrainage, Info Drainage and Flow.

Having experience in the use of QGIS and river modelling software together with highways design and earthworks strategies would be an advantage.

You will hold a degree in Civil Engineering or appropriate science or equivalent commercial experience and responsibility.

Preparation of Flood Risk Assessments in Flood Zone 1, 2 and 3.

Undertake conceptual and detail design of surface water flood alleviation works.

Preparation of complex foul and surface water drainage strategies (suitable for outline/detailed planning and s104 submission) and detail design of the same (which incorporate SuDS techniques).

Expert knowledge of Microdrainage, Info Drainage and Flow software package