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Senior Flood Risk Officer
2 weeks ago
Salary
£49,056 - £52,194 per annum.
Package
Fixed term / Secondment - 2 Years (with potential for extension)
Date posted
03/11/2025
Job reference
R0007109
About us at Hounslow
We'd love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.
We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we've built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London's most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.
About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in "Harness the Mix". It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.
We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.
As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There's space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.
Our Benefits
If you join us, you'll have access to a range of employee benefits. Read more about these here.
About The Role
Join our dynamic Resilience and Flood Risk Management team as a Senior Flood Risk Officer. Flood risk is a key priority in Hounslow, recognised by both Elected Members and Senior Officers. Operating in a complex urban environment, we are committed to reducing flood risk in line with the Council's Climate Emergency Action Plan and our corporate plan pledges.
With a changing flood landscape, including the need to address the Thames 2100 strategy, we are increasing our investment in flood resilience. This role is one of the first internally recruited flooding posts and offers a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to shape the service and influence how we build resilience in the months and years ahead. The post is a two-year fixed-term contract, with potential for extension.
In this role, you will be responsible for assessing and managing flood risks within the borough. Your key tasks will involve supporting the London Borough of Hounslow to enact its duties under the Flood and Water Management Act as the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), including:
Reviewing and updating flood risk management plans, policies and mitigation strategies for the borough.
Collaborating and engaging with various stakeholders, including utilities companies, emergency services, and community groups.
Providing expert advice on flood risk and conducting drainage assessments to support planning and development decisions.
Supporting with funding bid applications and project management of our SuDS programme of works.
Working with the wider Resilience Team in emergency planning and response to support residents in times of need.
Development Opportunities:
As a Senior Flood Risk Officer, you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through continuous professional development. You will gain experience in:
Strategic planning and policy development.
Community engagement and resilience building.
Multi-agency collaboration and emergency response planning.
If you are passionate about improving flood resilience in our community and have a keen interest in flood risk management, we would love to hear from you.
About The Team You'll Be Working In
The Resilience and Contingency Planning Team help coordinate the Council's preparation and response in the event of emergencies through effective planning, delivery, testing and exercising of emergency plans and business continuity plans. The team also carries out duties of the Lead Local Flood Authority, managing local flood risks from surface water, ground water and ordinary watercourses.
The role offers a hybrid working capability, with requirement to come into the Hounslow Central office, or one of our sites across the borough, twice a week.
About You
If the points below resonate with you, we'd love you to put in an application:
Clear communicator: Capable of explaining flood risk assessments and mitigation plans to local residents, council members, and other stakeholders in an understandable manner.
Proactive problem-solver: Eager to identify potential flood risks within the community and develop practical, localized solutions to mitigate these risks as well as solve to projects.
Collaborative: Willing to work closely with other council departments, utilities services, and other external agencies to coordinate flood risk projects.
Learning mindset: Open to ongoing training and development in flood risk management and resilience practices and staying updated with the latest regulations and technologies.
Bachelor's degree in environmental science, civil engineering, geography, or a related field.
Previous experience of working within a role conducting flood risk assessment methodologies, urban drainage management and interaction with Local Authority Planning departments is desirable.
Read more about the work you'll be doing in the Role Profile.
Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles
When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact
The key information you need about the role should be in the Role Profile , but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:
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Internal Candidates - Please seek your line manager's approval before applying for this role as a secondment.
Interviews for this role will be held during week commencing 8th December 2025.
