Flood Risk and Hydraulic Modelling Consultant

Location: Leeds or London

Salary: Ideally around £42K plus benefits if working out of Leeds office. There may be some flexibility for the right candidate.

Work will be a mix of in office and work from home. Full or part time hours will be considered.

The Company: Our client is a leading independent environmental consultancy, with a growing team of experts in environmental policy, strategy, design, and assessment. They have achieved sustained growth over the last 30+ years and pride themselves on providing high-quality services.

The Role: We are seeking a Senior Consultant with at least 4+ years' experience in hydraulic modelling and preparing Flood Risk Assessments (FRA). The new team member will assist in preparing hydraulic models (both fluvial and pluvial) to support FRAs for developments within various sectors.

Projects will include early strategy development, feasibility, outline design, planning submission, and discharge of conditions. You will liaise within the Water Team and externally, communicate opportunities and constraints, evaluate flood mitigation options, and prepare reports.

Key Skills:

• Good knowledge of the planning system, particularly flood-related policy and guidance such as the NPPF.
• Experienced in using Flood Modeller Pro and TUFLOW software packages.
• Knowledge of hydrology and undertaking hydrological assessments for both fluvial and direct rainfall models.
• Ability to recognise and communicate flood risk related constraints and opportunities at development sites.
• Ability to develop and troubleshoot hydraulic models, interpret modelling results, and disseminate findings to clients.
• Ability to use GIS and AutoCAD.
• Experience and knowledge of liaising with the EA, understanding their model review process and modelling requirements.
• Awareness of project management and good communication skills (both internally and externally).
• Ability to write clear and concise reports.
• Some experience producing FRAs.

Knowledge of preparing FRAs would be beneficial, and/or a desire to expand knowledge within this area. Training and support will be provided.

What's on offer:

A competitive salary starting between £42,000 and £47,000 depending on the office location, along with a range of formal benefits and training programmes. These include an enhanced pension scheme, private medical insurance, competitive annual leave entitlement, additional annual leave purchase scheme, rail and bus season ticket loans, cycle scheme, group life assurance, staff training and CPD programme, employee recognition awards, and more.

They also offer wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals, including flexible working and trained mental health first aiders.

Their Equal Opportunities Policy ensures that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender, reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.