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My client, a successful and well established consutlancy based in the Newcastle area are currently looking to employ a Flood risk Engineer to bolster the civil team.

Thay specialise in providing advice to both public and private sectors clients on planning and design issues relating to Flood Risk, as well as the detailed design of Flood Protection, SuDS and Sewerage systems on Residential, Retail, Industrial, Commercial Developments and Public schemes throughout the North East & UK.

Principal Accountabilities

You will have a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience and your role will include the day to day running of your projects. The role will require you to prepare Flood Risk Assessments, conceptual design of flood protection measures and drainage strategies, leading to planning applications and or construction drawings. You will be expected to undertake site visits from time to time to inform projects. This is a client-facing role and you can expect to be active on a number of projects/client accounts at any given time. You will be expected to support senior members of staff as well as checking and verifying technical work. You will assist with and separately produce fee proposals. A key element of your experience will be the production of FRA and the design of foul and surface water/SuDS systems together with implementing SuDS using the Micro-drainage software package. Experience in the use of InfoWorks/ICM/TUFLOW/Flood Modeller/QGIS would be an advantage.

A knowledge of river modelling software together with MAP-Info and or QGIS would be advantageous.

Specialist / Key skills in

– Hydraulic Modelling – Flood Risk Assessments – Drainage Strategies – Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – Concept SUDS design – Water quality management optioneering – Nutrient Neutrality assessment – Wetland