Graduate Flood Risk Management Consultant

Metis is looking to employ graduates pursuing a career in Civil, Environmental and Water Engineering! Successful candidates will be individuals that want to work in a dynamic and inspirational SME, covering grassroots projects that challenge them and make a tangible difference to the lives of local communities through water resource management. This job listing is open to candidates looking to work in our London or Manchester offices.

As a graduate flood risk management consultant at Metis, you should have:

• sound technical and communication ability
• a proactive team spirit and fearless, can-do attitude
• an appetite to learn and readiness to try new things
• an instinctive drive to innovate and continuously improve
• a keen interest in areas such as flood risk management, hydraulic modelling, and design and implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

The Graduate Flood Risk Management Consultant will:

• support Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) clients in delivering their duties under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and Flood Risk Regulations
• develop and implement local flood risk management action plans on behalf of LLFA clients
• assess surface water drainage and flood risk proposals submitted through the planning process
• investigate flooding incidents and contribute to flood investigation reports and recommendations
• prepare and deliver strategic flood risk management plans and policies
• identify, develop and appraise flood mitigation and resilience measures, including SuDS solutions
• assist with funding applications, business cases and stakeholder engagement for flood risk schemes
• collaborate with water management specialists on flood modelling, drainage design and integrated urban drainage projects

As a graduate flood risk management consultant at Metis, you will have the opportunity to gain experience across all arms of our business (Highways and Transportation, and Water and Environment), and contribute to flood alleviation projects across the UK.

You'll also receive exposure to all stages of our projects, from inception to completion. This means you can engage in business development, develop project management skills, and attend client meetings and site visits. We anticipate that You'll engage with numerous clients and organisations including the Environment Agency, local authorities and utility companies.

Our team will mentor and support you through your professional development to help you meet your career objectives. This includes chartership through our formal training agreement with ICE, and active partnerships with CIWEM and CIHT.

Metis was "Highly Commended" at the 2025 New Civil Engineer awards in the Best Place to Work category! Our unique culture fosters close teams, friendly socials and forthcoming support throughout your time with us.

You should have completed, or be in the process of completing, a degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences or equivalent discipline. As minimum, Metis requires a final or expected grade of 2:1 (or an equivalent score). We will also consider postgraduate Masters degree students.

Metis offers a competitive graduate salary and benefits package. This includes workplace pension ( Royal London ), monthly wellbeing budgets ( Heka ), and flexible working in our offices in Richmond-upon-Thames or Manchester. We also fund professional institution membership for our employees, and training that you require to meet your own professional development objectives.

As an employee-owned business , Metis also offers a profit share scheme to all employees with at least 12 months' service. Under the terms of the Finance Act 2014, any profit share distributed to…