Principal Flood Risk Consultant, Water Resources

Job Description
What your new role will entail:
We are looking for a Principal Flood Risk Consultant to join our growing Water Resources team. You will be a senior technical resource that will guide our more junior staff and proactively aim to develop our offering to local authorities, water companies, and other government organizations.
Role Responsibilities:
Lead and input into tenders for flood risk management projects
Mentor staff within the team to support their professional development
Build relationships with clients and across other technical disciplines
Provide specialized technical input to studies and design for staff's specific area of expertise
Manage and technically review Strategic Flood Risk Assessments, Flood Risk Assessments, and Flood Risk Chapters for Environmental Impact Assessments
Lead flood risk appraisals and business cases for Local Authority clients
Keep up-to-date with developments in regulatory legislation and guidelines that may affect our services
Use AECOM’s project management systems to deliver projects to program and within budget
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
We offer a flexible hybrid working model. As a member of our team, you will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a range of flexible choices covering health, finance, lifestyle, well-being, and more.
Qualifications
Here's what we will need from you:
Experience in the flood risk management field
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, or a related field
Knowledge or experience of preparing business cases to secure Flood Defence Grant in Aid and/or parallel funding processes in place elsewhere in the UK
Obtained or working towards professional chartership with CIWEM or ICE
Proficient in the use of GIS
Additional Information
Want to find out more about the role or what working at AECOM is like? You can learn more about us here: 2023 AECOM Candidate Brochure
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.
Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds, and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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