Flood Risk Engineer

Elevate Projects are working in partnership with our client, to appointing an experieced Flood Risk Engineer to the Planning & Development team.

Responsibilities:

* Assessment of planning applications; ordinary watercourse consents; flood risk assessments and drainage strategies in accordance with national and local standards and policies.

* Provision of technical support to the highway development team on planning applications including interpreting drainage strategies and flood risk assessments.

* Undertaking Technical Approvals on drainage design and drainage model submissions, ensuring designs are compliant with national legislation, National Standards and Policy.

* Provision of advice on drainage submissions associated with Sections 38, 278 Highways Act 1980 and Section 106 agreements under the Town and Country Planning Act. Flood Risk Management

* Providing support to develop the process and procedures on flood incident investigations and flood risk management.

* Carrying out investigations into drainage and flood related problems including the preparation of reports as required.

* Assessment and recording of flood risk areas including the development and delivery of policies, strategies and action plans.

* Co-ordinate the consultation and communication of flood risk issues with other risk authorities including the Environment Agency; Water and Emergency service providers

* Preparation of grant applications or bids to obtain funding in support of flood mitigation and major drainage improvement schemes
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed