Senior Flood Risk Engineer

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Inverness, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Cambridge, London, Bristol, Cardiff, Plymouth & Brighton; UK

Laura Easdon

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee‑owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued.

Whatever your ambition, Mott Mac Donald is where people come to be brilliant.

The Water Consultancy Division is Mott Mac Donald’s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering fantastic opportunities to get involved in diverse and technically challenging work. The work we do is at the forefront of ensuring safe water supplies for future generations and protecting our environment. Our multi‑disciplinary teams provide a variety of services throughout the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision.

We have a strong track record in providing flood risk services to our clients. Our teams of experts have modelled, designed and delivered flood resilience schemes around the world and worked on award‑winning schemes such as the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme and the Avonmouth & Severnside Economic Area Ecological Mitigation and Flood Defence Project. We deliver Flood Risk Assessments for new developments and are industry‑leading in delivering Nature Based Solutions for flood risk management.

We work alongside Dam Engineers to conduct reservoir flood studies.

• Undertaking and checking economic appraisals to assist the design of Flood Alleviation Schemes, deliver Flood Risk Assessments and conduct reservoir flood studies.
• Preparing business cases to secure funding for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Grant in Aid.
• Conceptualisation and scoping of hydraulic modelling approaches.
• Producing and checking high‑quality reports for clients.
• Mentoring/training junior staff in the overall process of helping clients manage and adapt to flooding, from scoping to delivery, helping them to see the bigger picture, and providing guidance in identifying opportunities and risks in programme, consenting, construction and maintenance.

• Experience in delivering flood risk management studies including undertaking option appraisals in compliance with English Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Appraisal Guidance.
• Experience preparing business cases.
• Degree level qualification in hydrology, geography, economics, mathematics, civil engineering, or other related discipline.
• Good communication and written skills.
• Well‑organised and able to prioritise your own workload with minimal supervision.
• Understand the importance of prioritising health, safety and environmental issues.

• Chartered or Incorporated with an appropriate professional body (e.g. ICE, CIWEM, IMA).
• Project management experience.
• Engineering design experience.
• Professional consultancy experience in flood risk management.

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply.

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