Principal Water Consultant
Birmingham
£65,000 plus benefits
Exceptional opportunity to join this highly professional division of Water/Environmental/Ecology and Geotechnical Engineers with this industry leader.
Joining a well-established water team you will focus on flood risk, drainage, hydraulic modelling, and environmental planning. Our client’s current workload includes:
1. Energy
2. Residential
3. Assisting in developing their offering within the Water Framework Directive and geomorphology services
For your part you will be responsible for:
1. Delivering Water Framework Directive Assessments and mentoring and developing the team around you.
2. Leading on project management, including client liaison, workload supervision, resource planning, and financial administration.
3. Working with and supporting Civil Engineers, Ecologists, as well as mentoring junior members of the team.
4. Delivering flood risk assessments and contributing to the production of environmental statements.
5. Developing innovative solutions to complex problems, such as flood relief optioneering and watercourse diversions.
6. Providing solutions to technical problems and inputting to provide factual and interpretative reports throughout the lifecycle of a project.
7. Developing client relationships and creating opportunities.
You will have:
1. A track record of delivering Water Framework Directive Assessments and water-based Environmental Statement chapters.
2. Knowledge of geomorphological processes and natural flood risk management.
3. Knowledge of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and flood risk and drainage policy in the UK.
4. A proven track record in client liaison, project management, and delivering projects to scope, programme, and budget.
5. Knowledge of hydraulic modelling software packages such as Flood Modeller Pro and TUFLOW (beneficial but not essential).
6. Experience in hydrological analysis using Flood Estimation Handbook techniques and associated software packages, such as ReFH2 and WINFAP (beneficial but not essential).
7. Capability in using GIS software (QGIS) and the Microsoft Office suite.
8. Experience in using AutoCAD, Civils 3D, and Causeway Flow (beneficial but not essential).
You will be well rewarded for your efforts and given an excellent benefits package together with superb prospects. #J-18808-Ljbffr