Principal Flood Risk Assessor

Job Title:

Principal Flood Risk Assessor

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181125G

Location:
Wigan

Salary: £50,000 – £60,000

This is an excellent opportunity to join my client, a trusted, innovative Multidisciplinary Consultancy renowned for lending their expertise to a wide range of projects across the civil, structural, and hydrological landscapes. They are actively searching for a driven, experienced Principal Flood Risk Assessor committed to working alongside an already-established team of designers and hydrologists at the office based in the historical, industrial town of Wigan.

• Competitive salary, depending on the skills and experience you bring to the role
• Company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Opportunities for flexible/hybrid working
• A focus on Continuing Professional Development (CPD), with extensive career progression opportunities
• An inclusive, collaborative, dynamic working environment
• A focus on employees’ mental, physical, and social wellbeing

• Managing technical tender submissions, including Flood Risk Assessments (FRA), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), and drainage assessment reports
• Preparing, checking, and submitting reports, calculations, models, and other technical documents
• Taking ownership of projects, managing aspects such as resourcing, budgets, time frames, and delivery/implementation
• Managing client and other stakeholder relations, across the public and private sectors
• Overseeing the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of colleagues within the team
• 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 Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil Engineering, Hydrology, or a similar, relevant discipline
• Possess Chartered Status with a relevant, recognised Professional Body (e.g., CIWEM, etc.)
• 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, at all stages of the process
• Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

• A UK Master’s Degree (or equivalent qualification) 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.