About the Company

We are a flood risk, water and environment business with an industry-recognised leadership team. We are looking to recruit a team member within the flood risk and modelling team after continued success in our existing work and multiple recent project wins.

We are a fully remote team with colleagues situated across the country, including London, Birmingham and Glasgow.

Our team includes flood risk consultants, natural flood management consultants, water neutrality, nutrient neutrality, civil engineers and hydraulic modellers. Through having such a specialist team, we can support our clients with all things water. Our team also benefits from having such cohesion in our service offering and ability to be much more informed consultants and engineers.

About the Role

Aegaea are looking for a Senior Flood Risk & Drainage Consultant who is experienced in the management, coordination and delivery of Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies and to be able to direct and lead teams on technically complex projects for a range of clients.

You will need to have at least 5 years UK consultancy experience working to one or more of the following; NPPF, TAN15, and NPF4. Ability to interpret third-party data sets to inform planning decisions relating to flood risk i.e. design flood level.

We offer opportunities to get involved with a variety of projects, including both public and private sector work. Our current projects include flood defences, strategic infrastructure, and private developments.

You will become a key member of the existing consulting team, providing support in the delivery of these projects including the production of Flood Risk Assessments and when required Surface Water Drainage Strategies. We offer in-house training via our Aegaea Academy to allow you to grow into a well-rounded Flood Risk Consultant and explore any specialisms you may be interested in.

As your career progresses, you will be given opportunities to oversee and manage projects and clients.

About You

The successful candidate will have an enthusiasm to develop their career in the water/environment sector. We are looking for someone that is hard-working, well-organised, motivated, enthusiastic, flexible. You will be able to work independently and as part of a distributed team and can communicate effectively both in writing and verbally with colleagues and clients alike.

Qualifications and Experience

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in either Geography or related science, Environmental Management, or Civil Engineering.
A minimum of five years industry experience.
The ability to write clear, concise, and technically accurate reports using independent
and third party data sets.
Desire to mentor and train junior members of the team.
Experience reviewing and approving work.
Previous experience of interacting with clients to support them with their decision
making.
Ability to inform feasibility studies and advise of future work and constraints
associated with the project
GIS experience using software such as ArcMap, QGIS, or MapInfo.

Desirable:

Experience using InfoDrainage or other drainage design software
Previous exposure to customer services related roles.
Knowledge of the drainage hierarchy and experience in undertaking drainage
assessments and design.
Ability to use AutoCAD.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your details including CV and an introduction to yourself to careers@aegaea.com.

How we work:

At Aegaea we pride ourselves on being a supportive and inclusive workplace. We are committed to providing an enriching working environment for all. We also recognise the importance of mental wellbeing in the workplace and have a trained mental health first aider on the team. Team social events are planned throughout the year providing an opportunity for staff to get together in an informal environment.

We have adopted a fully flexible working arrangement where employees have the choice of how, when and where they work caveated only by the requirement to fulfil our clients’ requirements and work with their team.

We offer:

Good employer matching pension through salary sacrifice
Health Insurance (following probation)
Continual CPD, both internal and external and exposure to industry experts
Remote working as standard
Flexible time and working
Support in your journey to chartership
A wide range of UK projects, as well as some international work as well

Senior Flood Risk Consultant