# Principal or Senior Consultant / Engineer: Local Government Flood Risk Management and Sustainable Drainage

**Company**: WSP
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are seeking experienced applicants to join our team of 300 water science and engineering professionals. As a Principal or Senior Consultant / Engineer, you will contribute to a diverse range of projects, focusing on flood risk management and sustainable drainage for local authorities.

The Sustainable Water Management business operates as a national team, sharing work fairly and transparently. You will have the opportunity to work on various projects, including flood investigations, flood strategy development, and sustainable drainage master-planning.

Responsibilities will include:

- Delivering high-quality technical outputs as a technical reviewer

- Supporting and mentoring junior colleagues and overseeing small project teams

- Managing workload and project delivery with minimal supervision

- Demonstrating positive health and safety behaviors and championing this among the wider team

- Contributing to task/project planning and providing input to program, budget, and quality requirements

- Engaging positively and professionally with clients and developing a trusted advisor role

- Contributing to securing small projects and extensions to existing projects

- Developing solutions that address client issues, challenges, and needs

Requirements:

- Experience working in flood risk management with local authorities or a combination of public and private sector flood risk management experience

- Demonstrable experience of understanding budgets and leading delivery of projects or technical outputs related to flood risk management or sustainable drainage

- Understanding of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, the Land Drainage Act, and the Planning Practice Guidance: Flood Risk and Coastal Change

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Knowledge and understanding of surface water drainage modeling and Sustainable Drainage Systems

- Experience in preparing Local Flood Risk Management Strategies and Strategic Flood Risk Assessments

- Demonstrable experience in technical report writing and checking

- Confidence in presenting and leading meetings with team members and clients

Qualifications:

- A degree in a relevant environmental, geographical, science, or engineering discipline is essential

- Chartered status with C.WEM, CEnv, CSci, or CEng is desired for Principal or evidence of working towards chartership for Senior

## Skills

### Required
- Flood Risk Management
- Sustainable Drainage
- Water Management
- Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Geography

### Nice to have
- Chartered status with C.WEM, CEnv, CSci, or CEng
- Surface water drainage modeling
- Sustainable Drainage Systems
- Local Flood Risk Management Strategies
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessments

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