Flood Risk

4 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Urban Water Full time

About Us

Urban Water are leading experts in drainage design, flood risk assessment, and climate change adaptation. Recognising the importance of addressing climate change, we integrate green infrastructure designs to safeguard communities. We are skilled in designing sustainable Drainage Designs, Foul and Surface Water drainage designs, and developing Hydraulic River Modelling.

Job Description

A key element of the role will be undertaking foul and surface water drainage strategies in conjunction with preparing Flood Risk Assessments. A good understanding of drainage design and hydraulic modelling is important for this role. An understanding of the design process from inception to construction of drainage and flood alleviation schemes will be critical in discharging your duties in this role.

We are a small but growing company based in Oxford with a varied client base throughout England.

Role Information

Location: Home based
Role Type: Permanent
Working options: Part-Time

Are you a Drainage and Flood Risk Engineer looking for the next step in your career or for a new challenge? If so, then this job opportunity might be for you. Due to our ongoing success, we have a great opportunity for a Flood Risk/Drainage Design Engineer to join our team on a wide variety of interesting and challenging projects.

The Role

As a Flood Risk/Drainage Design Engineer you will work with a range of clients ranging from housing developments to national scale projects. You will liaise with associate staff, check drawings, and issue reports to clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

  1. Prepare Flood Risk Assessments
  2. Preparation of foul and surface water drainage strategies
  3. Produce conceptual design of flood protection measures
  4. Produce fee proposals
  5. Liaise with associate staff, check drawings, and issue reports to clients

This could involve your development and or checking of Drainage Strategies, Flood Risk Assessments, the production or checking of design calculations, scheme details, and drawings. You will compile or assist in the production of technical specifications and general project information.

Part of the day-to-day work may also include the management and supervision of schemes of varying size, developing, and agreeing design fundamentals with other members of the project team, the development of fee proposals, and assisting less experienced members of staff with technical problems.

Occasionally you will need to undertake site visits/inspections, represent the company at meetings, and liaise with external project team members to meet project deadlines.

You

The role will be suited to an existing Flood Risk/Drainage Design Engineer who is looking to get support and development in their career.

  • Ideally, you will have a degree in Civil Engineering or related science and interested in progressing towards Chartership.
  • Well versed in the preparation of drawings for Flood Risk Assessments for flood zones 1, 2, and 3.
  • Have experience in Drainage Strategies and SuDs
  • Be experienced in Surface Water Drainage Strategies
  • Have an excellent understanding and working understanding of Flow and Microdrainage software packages
  • Good working knowledge of AutoCAD OR Civils 3D.

Your passion and experience of delivering quality infrastructure design solutions are most crucial to your success in this role.

In Return

As well as a competitive salary pro rata, you will benefit from:

  • Great career progression with support and guidance to grow and develop within the business
  • A part-time position with flexible working options, 22 days holidays pro rata, plus bank holidays, rising to 25 days per year.
  • Career Development and Support, with opportunities to work towards Chartered status
  • Flexible working options available, though due to the nature of the role, candidates should be able to travel to client sites throughout the UK, but predominantly in the South East.
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