Associate Flood Risk Consultant

Overview

In this role you will lead flood risk consultancy for major projects within a multidisciplinary Water Team. You will work with clients and engineers to produce compliant flood risk documents and contribute to tenders for high-profile schemes. The role combines technical leadership with mentoring duties and collaboration across disciplines to deliver safe, well-regulated flood risk outcomes. This is a chance to shape water infrastructure projects in a dynamic, hybrid-working environment and grow into leadership responsibilities.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hybrid working
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• competitive salary and benefits
• inclusive work environment

Responsibilities

• Lead and verify production of flood risk documents (FRAs, SFRA, flood risk activity permits, Section 19 reports, water resource chapters of EIAs)
• Provide input into tenders for complex and nationally significant projects
• Collaborate with clients and multi-disciplinary teams across coastal, fluvial, surface water and drainage flood risk management projects
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation and guidelines; deliver outputs on time and within budget using project management systems
• Mentor staff within the team and, optionally, take on additional part-time leadership within the Water business in England & Wales

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences or related discipline
• Chartered CIWEM or ICE member
• Significant experience leading teams in producing flood risk assessments and/or flood risk activity permits
• Strong project management experience, following NEC contracts principles
• Experience and understanding of hydraulic modelling as evidence for FRA/FRAPs
• FCERM appraisal and water cycle study experience beneficial but not essential
• Self-motivated with ability to work autonomously in a deadline-driven environment

• Collaboration and relationship-building
• Mentoring and people development
• Strong commitment and willingness to learn
• Flood risk assessments
• Flood risk activity permits
• Hydraulic modelling

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