# River & Flood Risk Civil Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Manchester, Greater Manchester
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP are seeking Engineers with experience in Water, Drainage and Environmental Engineering for rivers and flood defence projects to expand the growth of our expertise and technical capability.

As a River & Flood Risk Civil Engineer, you will be responsible for:

- Delivery of a wide variety of civil engineering river and flood related schemes;

- Preparing and supporting business cases for works to protect from flooding;

- Developing outline and detailed designs for engineering flood projects including hydraulic systems, flood defences, drainage and ancillary structures etc;

- Working with wider infrastructure clients (internal and external) in designing hydraulic structures (culverts, weirs, walls, outfalls, scour protection etc) associated with large infrastructure projects in highways, rail and property;

- Preparing work schedules and specifications for contractors;

- Carrying out asset inspection works of above and below ground structures;

- Supervise construction works (supported by others where required);

- Working with local authorities and national environmentally based organisations.

We are looking for candidates at Engineer, Senior Engineer and Principal Engineers located across the UK.

The successful candidate will have:

- Degree qualified in civil or flood risk engineering

- Experience post degree in hydraulic designs associated with river or flood defence works

- Knowledge and understanding of flood and river diversion design principles and solutions

- Experience in the use of CAD or Civil 3D

- Site experience, ideally in a site supervision role

- Excellent written and verbal communication

- Demonstrable contribution to the successful delivery of projects/programmes meeting quality and commercial targets

Working towards Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status

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## Skills

### Required
- civil engineering
- flood risk engineering
- hydraulic designs
- CAD
- Civil 3D
- site supervision
- written and verbal communication

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