Principal Flood Risk Assessor

Job Title: Principal Flood Risk Assessor

Ref. No.: CJD(phone number removed)I

Location: Birmingham

Salary: 50,000 - 60,000

This is a wonderful opportunity to join my client, a highly-regarded, sustainably-minded Multidisciplinary Consultancy renowned for lending their expertise to an array of projects across the civil, structural, and hydrological landscapes. They are actively seeking a capable, enthusiastic Principal Flood Risk Assessor committed to working alongside an already-established team of designers and hydrologists at the office based in the vibrant, culturally-rich city of Birmingham.

Benefits for the role of Principal Flood Risk Assessor include (but are not limited to):

• Highly-competitive salary (commensurate with experience)
• Company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible/hybrid working prospects
• A focus on Continuing Professional Development (CPD), with extensive career progression opportunities
• An inclusive, collaborative working environment, with a focus on innovative thinking
• A focus on employees' mental, physical, and social wellbeing

Responsibilities for the role of Principal Flood Risk Assessor include:

• Managing more technical tender submissions, including Flood Risk Assessments (FRA), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), drainage assessment reports, and others
• Preparing, checking, and submitting technical documents such as reports, calculations, and models
• Taking ownership of projects, leading on resourcing, budgets, timeframes, and delivery/implementation
• Managing professional relationships with clients and other stakeholders, across the public and private sectors
• Overseeing the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of design-based colleagues
• Identifying Business Development (BD) opportunities, and working to develop these
• Enforcing and upholding the relevant industry standards, processes, procedures, and legislation at all times

Required skills and experience for the role of Principal Flood Risk Assessor include:

• A UK Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, or a similar, relevant discipline
• Possess Chartered Status with a recognised Professional Body (e.g., CIWEM)
• Extensive experience of working in a Flood Risk role, within a UK-based consultancy setting
• Highly proficient in the use of several relevant software systems, including FEH, WINFAP FEH, Flood Modeller, HEC-RAS, AutoCAD, and WinDES
• Experience of leading projects and people, at all stages of the process
• Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

Desirable skills and experience for the role of Principal Flood Risk Assessor include:

• A UK Master's Degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant discipline
• Highly competent in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

If you are interested in the role of Principal Flood Risk Assessor, please do not hesitate to contact Caroline Davis at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.