You will provide insightful comments on behalf of the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) during planning application consultations, ensuring that development proposals adhere to best practices along with national and local policy guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
Reviewing flood risk data and surface water drainage schemes
Providing specialist advice to planning application consultations
Ensuring development proposals align with best practices, national and local policies
Communicating effectively with a range of stakeholders, including attending planning committees
Dealing with challenging situations or escalated complaints with well-developed customer service skills
Managing and prioritising work effectively to meet deadlines
Potential involvement in project management tasks
Job Requirements:
Substantial experience and technical skills in flood risk and surface water drainage assessments within the planning process
Excellent understanding of best practice guidance and tools for surface water drainage and flood risk management
Proven ability to communicate specialist advice both in written and verbal formats
Strong customer service skills with significant persuasion and influencing abilities
Ability to manage and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
Project management experience is desirable
Benefits:
Opportunity to work with a leading organisation in the HTP sector
Chance to contribute to significant and impactful projects
Opportunity for prof...