Flood Risk Consulant

Job Title: Assistant Flood Risk Consultant Ref. No.: CJD12025D Location: Cardiff Salary: GBP26,000 : GBP30,000 This is a brilliant opportunity to join my client, a trusted, high:profile multidisciplinary consultancy, offering specialist design services for a diverse group of clients across the civil and structural engineering landscapes. My client is seeking a positive, motivated Assistant Flood Risk Consultant, willing to take on challenging projects alongside a team of expert design engineers and technicians, covering a range of projects across the Welsh Capital City of Cardiff and the surrounding region. Benefits for the role of Assistant Flood Risk Consultant (but are not limited to):

• A highly:competitive salary
• Enrolment in a company pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Access to private healthcare schemes
• Opportunities to pursue fully:funded Professional Chartership
• Frequent social activities with a close:knit team, encouraging a work:life balance

Responsibilities for the role of Assistant Flood Risk Consultant include:

• Conducting flood risk surveys for the purposes of planning, mitigation of properties, and assessments
• Undertaking site:specific climate change flood risk analysis
• Preparing flood risk assessments, flood consequence assessments, flood management plans, and drainage strategies
• Submitting SAB application to the relevant local authorities
• Utilising GIS software programmes to analyse and interpret flood risk data
• Maintaining the in:house flood risk database
• Providing support to other colleagues across a wide range of tasks
• Participating in team meetings and site visits, as and when required

Required skills and experience for the role of Assistant Flood Risk Consultant include:

• Hold a Bachelors or Masters Degree (or equivalent qualification) in Geography, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, or a similar, relevant discipline
• Demonstrable experience of authoring floor risk assessments and flood consequence assessments
• Experience of producing flood mitigation reports and/or preparing and submitting SAB applications
• Excellent working knowledge of GIS software and its uses in data analysis
• Possess a full, valid UK driving licence

Desirable skills and experience for the role of Assistant Flood Risk Consultant include:

• Live locally, with good knowledge of the region and its characteristics
• Be willing to travel to a wide variety of sites, as and when required

If you are interested in the role of Assistant Flood Risk Consultant, please do not hesitate to contact the Civils and Hydrology Team at Penguin Recruitment. Please also see our website for a range of other roles currently available. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a recruitment agency in respect to this vacancy.