FRM Principal Officer Strategy and Policy

4 weeks ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Leicestershire County Council Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 Hours x 1 Post - H Grade

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £38,223 (Level one) rising to £41,418 (Level four) (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council .

About the Role

The Traffic & Flood Risk Management Service area seeks to deliver an excellent customer focused service in an efficient, effective, and economic manner, with specific focus of the Council’s role as the Highway Authority whilst adhering to Corporate, Departmental and Government priorities.

The Principal Officer’s primary purpose is to support the Technical Lead and Service Manager in the leadership and management of a multi discipline team to effectively manage, develop and deliver the highway and flooding duties of the City Council. The role is required to manage the investigation of flooding matters, to evaluate options that address and resolve issues and develop assets vital to the continued commercial footing of the Service Area.

We are looking for a proactive and efficient individual, who can put citizens and customers first and work with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They must also be organised and have excellent communication skills to ensure that the outputs of the service area are maintained to professional standards.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

Be able to implement the duties as required by the Flood Risk Regulations 2009, Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and Land Drainage Act 1991 as they apply to Nottingham City Council. To develop innovative and creative solutions to meet service priorities, to work proactively in a multi-functional transportation / flood mitigation team environment, assisting in securing new funding arrangements through researching and submitting funding bids / applications on behalf of the service and its partners. To inform the development of planning policy related to flood risk and mitigation. To commission and manage flood risk studies and mitigation strategies in partnership with other agencies and local authorities. To help deliver and maintain the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy in line with the national strategy and local priorities. To help implement the duties as required by the Flood Risk Regulations 2009, Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and Land Drainage Act 1991 as they apply to Nottingham City Council. To liaise with Emergency Planners and the LRF, to ensure an appropriate flood incident management plan and contribute to the effective management of an emergency flooding event. To review the Surface Water Management Plan developed for Nottingham City Council, ensuring that the action plan is implemented by all key partners within the resources available.

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At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Mark Jenkins, head of Traffic & Flood Risk Management by email at

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