Flood Risk Engineer

Role: Senior/Flood Risk Engineer (Both Senior and Engineer titles available).
Location: Birmingham
Type: Full-time, Permanent, Hybrid, 37.5 hours per week.

We're looking for a Senior Flood Risk Engineer, or a Flood Risk Engineer in Birmingham!

Background:
Due to growth, a leading SME in Birmingham is keen to welcome a new Flood Risk Engineer to the team, at either Engineer or Senior level.

The company is a fifty strong, organically growing firm that feels like a family, not a corporation. From their midlands locations, they offer flood risk, civil, transport, and structural advice to clients.

With a modern approach to flexible and hybrid working, they also offer plenty of social activities, and foster a collaborative spirit that will make you want to visit the office anyway!

Flood Risk Engineer - Key Technical Responsibilities

• Write Flood Risk Assessment reports for strategic development schemes in Flood Zones 1, 2 & 3.
• Create surface water drainage strategies for proposed development sites, incorporating SuDS, either as part of an FRA or standalone.
• River/Flood Modelling (1D, 2D and 1D-2D) to determine mitigation and suggest improvement schemes.

Flood Risk Engineer - Key Technical Requirements

• Educated to a minimum standard of Degree (in Civil engineering, Geography or equivalent).
• Knowledge of current legislation, drainage design standards and good practice, including Sewers for Adoption, FEH, F&WMA, NHBC Standards, CIRIA 753 (SUDS Manual), NPPF, etc.
• Proficient in the use of MicroDrainage and flood modelling software packages such as XP Storm, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW or Flood Modeller.

• 25 days annual leave (Increasing for 2, 5 & 10 years of service).
• An additional day of annual leave on your birthday.
• Flexible working
• Company pension scheme. (5% / 3% employer/employee resp.)
• Company private healthcare scheme
• Employee assistance scheme which provides access to online GP, physiotherapy, and mental health and wellbeing support
• Death in service benefit of 2x salary (Increasing after 5 years' service)
• Company private healthcare scheme
• Membership fees for one professional institution reimbursed

If you believe you are a strong technical fit for this role but find the salary, location, or seniority level unsuitable, we still encourage you to submit your CV. We are continuously recruiting for similar positions at various levels across the UK. We would always welcome the opportunity to speak with you confidentially about your unique employment situation.

Even if you are content in your current role, we welcome inquiries from professionals in Civil Engineering Design, Flood Risk, Infrastructure, and Transportation who are interested in future opportunities. For more information, please contact George Banks at Aldwych Consulting on 07787 736270.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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