WSP

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

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Job Summary

Deliver technical lead roles on flood risk management projects for UK local authority clients, supporting flood investigations, flood strategy development, natural flood management, and sustainable drainage master-planning. Use strong understanding of key UK legislation and planning policy to help ensure sustainable water-environment outcomes. Responsibilities include reviewing technical deliverables, managing workload with minimal supervision, contributing to budgets/programs and quality, securing small projects, and mentoring junior colleagues.

Location: Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow, Bristol, London

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Consulting & Advisory

Key Responsibilities

•Deliver and take technical lead roles on flood risk management projects for local authorities, including flood investigations, flood strategies, and sustainable drainage master-planning.
•Significantly contribute to high-quality technical deliverables, often as a technical reviewer.
•Support and mentor junior colleagues and oversee small project teams.
•Manage workload and project delivery with minimal supervision, including H&S behaviours.
•Contribute to task/project planning for programme, budget, and quality requirements; engage with clients and develop trusted-advisor relationships; support securing small projects/extensions.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Remote WorkGym Membership

Key Requirements

•Experience working in flood risk management with local authorities or in public/private flood risk management work.
•Demonstrable experience leading delivery of projects or technical outputs and understanding budgets for flood risk management/sustainable drainage.
•Understanding of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, Land Drainage Act, and the Planning Practice Guidance: Flood Risk and Coastal Change for UK local authorities.
•Knowledge and understanding of surface water drainage modelling and Sustainable Drainage Systems, including experience preparing Local Flood Risk Management Strategies and Strategic Flood Risk Assessments.
•Degree in a relevant environmental, geographical, science or engineering discipline essential; chartered status (C.WEM, CEnv, CSci, or CEng) desired or evidence of working towards chartership.

Experience:Public sectorLocal authoritiesFlood risk managementSustainable drainage

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsTechnical report writingClient engagementMentoring

Certifications:C.WEMCEnvCSciCEng

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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