Flood Risk & Drainage Consultant

We are a team of enthusiastic and collaborative planners, designers, environmental consultants, engineers and health & safety professionals. Our client base includes public and private sectors. We have grown significantly over the last few years and now employ 200 individuals across the UK. Teamwork and a people-first culture are at the heart of everything we do and we wish to engage an enthusiastic professional to join our team.

• Completing and assisting senior consultants in conducting flood risk assessments, drainage strategies and discipline adjacent works including site visits, data analysis, and report writing.
• Management and completion of Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies to support planning applications for our clients.
• Completion of Hydrology and Flood Risk Chapters for Environmental Impact Assessments.
• Completion of other flood risk and drainage projects for existing and new and emerging markets such as nutrient neutrality and ESG.
• Building relationships with clients and across other technical disciplines within Arthian.
• Undertaking conceptual drainage calculations on appropriate software packages (Micro Drainage and/or Causeway Flow).
• Producing concept drainage plans in AutoCAD.
• Producing accurate flood risk GIS maps in QGIS or equivalent.

• Proficient at using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Having a growth mindset, with a proactive and resourceful approach
• Be self-motivated, and able to work under pressure
• Prioritise and meet deadlines
• Ability to learn new skills quickly
• Ability and willingness to learn from experience and take on greater responsibility
• Commitment and desire to develop personal CPD
• Sound communication and personal effectiveness skills to liaise with colleagues and clients
• Flexibility and willingness to travel to project sites
• 1-2 years’ experience in flood risk and drainage consultancy, with a good understanding of relevant regulatory and planning policy and processes.
• Experience of working on projects and liaising with both clients and statutory consultees.
• Writing flood risk assessments and / or technical reports for flood modelling studies.
• Producing Drainage Strategies including technical reporting and potentially design using Causeway, Info Drainage, Micro Drainage or other relevant software.
• Hydraulic modelling of river, surface water, sewer drainage or coastal processes using TUFLOW or other relevant software to inform flood mitigation design.
• Relevant technical input to EIA screening/scoping reports and full EIA reports.
• GIS experience using software such as QGIS.
• Experience of using AutoCAD.

• Honours Degree or higher in civil or environmental engineering, geography, hydrology, or a related field
• Full U.K. driving licence with a clean driver record.

• The role may require travel (including occasional overnight stays) across the UK and overseas
• A full clean driving licence is desirable
• Legal right to live and work in the UK is required
• Attractive benefits package

Location United Kingdom Team Water Environment Contract Type Fixed Term Working Pattern Full Time