Flood Risk Management Consultant

**Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for it’s employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.**

As a Flood Risk Management Consultant your role will be challenging, demanding, varied and offer fantastic opportunities for skill set and career development.

The role will provide the opportunity to gain or expand existing experience in economic assessment, hydraulic modelling and project appraisal. There is also the opportunity to manage projects locally (dependent on experience) and take on the wider responsibilities associated with a team leader role in the future, as the team grows.
- You will:

- Work closely with our clients and teams of engineers and technical specialists to help our clients deliver a wide range of fluvial, coastal, surface water or drainage flood risk management projects
- Lead project appraisals and prepare business cases for projects in the south west of England and across the UK.

**A bit about the team**
We are looking for a flood risk management consultant to join our team. We pride ourselves in providing industry-leading hydrological and flood modelling services across all stages of the project lifecycle. Our flood risk management projects range from the strategic broad scale to the detailed design of multi-million-pound flood schemes, offering huge diversity and excellent opportunities for technical development and career progression.

**Required for the position of Flood Risk Management Consultant**:

- Relevant degree-level qualifications (e.g. hydrology, geography, mathematics, engineering, or other related disciplines).
- Professional experience working in the UK’s flood risk management sector.
- Experience undertaking flood risk management option appraisals and preparing business cases.
- Proficient in the use of GIS.
- Clear, honest and effective communication skills.
- Systematic logical approach to problem solving.
- Ability to work effectively to meet client needs and deadlines both independently and as part of a team.

**Preferred, but not required**:

- Project management.
- Knowledge or experience of preparing business cases to secure Flood Defence Grant in Aid and/or parallel funding processes in place elsewhere in UK.
- Economic appraisal of flood risk management options including flood damage assessment.
- Team development and leadership.
- Tender preparation.
- Survey management.
- Environmental assessment.
- Design of SuDS and conventional drainage systems.
- Fluvial, coastal, surface water and drainage modelling experience.
- Producing or contributing to Flood Risk Assessments / Flooding Consequences Assessments.

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

**Job Profile**

**About the business unit**
The Buildings and Cities Unit (BNC) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.
- ** How to apply**

Mott MacDonald is Work180 accredited - which means we actively support and encourage women to join our work force

Benefits we offer:

- Pension matched up to 7%
- Life insurance
- An annual professional institution subscription
- Continuous development opportunities - because we want you to thrive
- Agile/flexible working - because life isn’t 9-5
- Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies - for parents and care givers
- Annual company performance bonus scheme - Subject to company performance
- Flexible benefits that suit you, including cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans.
- The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our social outcomes

**Other Information**

**Equality, diversity and inclusion**
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.-
**Agile working**
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.**More about Mott MacDonald**
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
- Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, t