Senior Flood Risk Engineer

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

Recruiter contact: 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.

Overview Of

The Role

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 providing Nature‑Based Solutions for flood risk management.

Examples

of Your Contributions

• Undertake and check economic appraisals to assist the design of Flood Alleviation Schemes, deliver Flood Risk Assessments and conduct reservoir flood studies.
• Prepare business cases to secure funding for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Grants.
• Conceptualise and scope hydraulic modelling approaches.
• Produce and check high‑quality reports for clients.
• Mentor and train junior staff in the overall process of helping clients manage and adapt to flooding, from scoping to delivery, and identify opportunities and risks in programme, consenting, construction, and maintenance.

Candidate Specification Essential

• Experience 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 a 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.

Desirable

• 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.

UK Immigration

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, encouraging individual expression and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need support, please contact reaso

Benefits Health and well‑being

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts.
• Well‑being support through a comprehensive programme.
• Flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family.

Financial well‑being

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4× basic salary, with an option to increase to 6× salary.
• Income protection scheme.
• Flexible benefits including life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing.
• Independent bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Various employee saving schemes and retailer discounts.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Shared parental leave matches maternity leave, paying up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Wide range of employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Social outcomes to make a difference in communities.

Apply now for more information about our application process.

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Water

Discipline: Water

Job : 12214

Recruiter Contact: Laura Easdon

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