Drainage & Flood Risk Engineer

Drainage & Flood Risk Engineer – BEDFORD – Salary competitive DOE

We are looking for a Drainage & Flood Risk Engineer due to the organic growth of our client;a multi -Disciplinary practice in Bedford.

The Drainage & Flood Risk Engineer will be strengthening skill base of existing Infrastructure Planning team to facilitate increased workload and future growth.

Job Description

• Working on various residential and non-residential projects around the UK, from small private developers to national house builders and masterplanning schemes.
• Preparation of Flood Risk Assessments to support Planning Applications
• Preparation of Surface Water Drainage Strategies to support Planning Applications
• Preparation of Foul Water Drainage Strategies to support Planning Applications
• Liaising and communicating with the wider engineering team.
• Liaison with clients and third party consultants/council officers attending meetings where required.
• Using Microdrainage/Flow software to model drainage networks.
• Input into draft site masterplans to ensure layouts accommodate drainage and Flood Risk requirements.
• Assisting with management of a team.
• Assisting with the development of more junior members of the team.
• Desirable to also be experienced in the preparation of Transport Statements/Assessments, Travel Plans and Utility Assessments.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Relevant degree level education desirable.
• Exceptional presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of UK Drainage/Flood Risk Regulation/Best Practice.
• Proficient with Microdrainage/Flow, Microstation/AudoCad, Microsoft Office (Word in particular).
• High standard of written and spoken English.

Experience Profile:

• Proven experience with the preparation of drainage and flood risk strategies to support planning applications.
• Experience of preparing and reviewing Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategy documents.
• Evidence of excellent communication skills, confident with client/third party interaction.
• Experience of management of drainage and flood risk elements of a project.
• Experience of team management.

Applicants: Due to the expected large volume of applications, you should assume you have been unsuccessful should you have not heard within 7 days of your application

Alcea Consultancy Limited are acting as an employment business/agency in relation to this vacancy