Flooding, Coastal & Harbours Manager
Fife, Scotland
Permanent
Salary: £57,196 - £62,583 Depending on experience
Hybrid working: typically 1-2 days per week in the office/site as required
Are you a Chartered Civil or Structural Engineer with experience across flood risk, coastal infrastructure or harbour assets, looking to step into a broader leadership role?
I am currently recruiting for a Flooding, Coastal & Harbours Manager position with a Local Authority in Scotland. This is a senior role leading a specialist service responsible for flood prevention, coastal assets and harbour infrastructure, with a strong focus on driving major capital schemes through to delivery.
A key part of the role will be progressing significant flood prevention projects, including schemes with budgets of approximately £10m and £3m which are expected to move towards site next year. You will be responsible for helping drive these schemes forward, providing technical oversight, supporting design decisions and ensuring projects progress effectively into construction.
The role will also involve:
- Leading and managing the Flooding, Coastal & Harbours team
- Overseeing flood prevention, coastal and harbour infrastructure
- Managing and supporting maintenance programmes across key assets
- Providing technical input on structures such as retaining walls, culverts, bridges, seawalls and other coastal or marine assets
- Supporting strategic flood planning and the development of future flood prevention schemes
- Responding to reactive flooding issues and helping identify long-term engineering solutions
- Managing coastal assets and future maintenance requirements
- Supporting harbour safety projects and progressing compliance with the Port Marine Safety Code
- Developing and implementing safety plans and wider harbour improvement works
- Managing consultants, contractors and project delivery
- Attending public consultations and meetings
- Dealing with councillors, stakeholders and members of the public
- Providing clear technical advice in a politically sensitive Local Authority environment
They are looking for someone with a strong Civil or Structural Engineering background, ideally with experience across flood risk, coastal, marine or harbour infrastructure.
Experience across any of the following would be particularly relevant:
- Flood prevention and flood alleviation schemes
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