Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer

We have an opening for a Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer to join our award-winning clients London office. Our client is built of 6 offices across the UK and a head count of around 200 Civil, Transport and Structural Engineers providing sustainable development infrastructure solutions from planning, through to full implementation.

The Water Team specialises in providing advice to both public and private sectors clients on planning and design issues relating to Flood Risk, as well as the detailed design of Flood Protection, SuDS and Sewerage systems on Residential, Retail, Industrial, Commercial Developments and Public schemes throughout the UK.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working
• Uncapped career progression
• Full training and on-site support
• Mental Health assistance
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity
• ICE Chartership support
• Buy/Sell additional holiday
• Corporate discounts

The role

• The role will require you to prepare Flood Risk Assessments, conceptual design of flood protection measures and drainage strategies, leading to planning applications and or construction drawings.
• A key element of your experience will be the production of FRA and the design of foul and surface water/SuDS systems together with implementing SuDS using the Microdrainage software package.
• A key element to the role will be undertaking foul and surface water drainage strategies in conjunction with the preparation of Flood Risk Assessments.
• A good understanding of SuDS is also critical for this role.
• An understanding of the design process from inception to construction of drainage and flood alleviation schemes will be critical in the discharging your duties in this role.
• You will be expected to undertake site visits from time to time to inform projects.
• This is a client-facing role and you can expect to be active on a number of projects/client accounts at any given time.
• You will be expected to support senior members of staff as well as checking and verifying technical work.
• You will assist with and separately produce fee proposals.

What you need to succeed

• You will have a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience and your role will include the day to day running of your projects. Experience in the use of InfoWorks/ICM/TUFLOW/Flood Modeller/QGIS would be an advantage.
• A knowledge of river modelling software together with MAP-Info and or QGIS would be advantageous. The design of sewers using Microdrainage (or similar software packages) together with experience in applying Sewers for Adoption/Sewerage Sector Guidance and other drainage guidance would be expected.
• Ideally you will be well versed in the preparation of drawings for Flood Risk Assessments and aware of Current Policy (NPPF, PPG, FWMA 2010, WIA 1991 etc,), Sewerage Strategies, and S104 Agreements.
• Experience in preparation of Flood Risk Assessments in Flood Zone 1, 2 and 3, reparation of complex foul and surface water drainage strategies (which incorporate SuDS techniques – (suitable for outline/detailed planning and s104 submission)
• Expert knowledge of Microdrainage software package and conceptual and detail design of flood mitigation works and preparation of water chapters for Environmental Statements.
• You will need to have good written and spoken communication skills and be able to work as part of a team.