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Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Engineer

Holborn and Covent Garden
6 months ago
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Our client is a Global Multi-disciplinary design consultancy who are looking to add to their Flood Risk & Drainage Team based in their Central London head office.

They work with public/private sector land promoters and house builders, developers, signature architects, Government, and local authorities.

The Role:

Develop and nurture excellent relationships with key clients internally and externally ensuring their needs are met and expectations exceeded.

Display strong interpersonal and communication skills, thriving both independently and as a collaborator.

Lead the day-to-day engineering design aspects of projects within agreed upon timeframes and budgets.

Oversee junior members of the team producing Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategy Reports.

Highly proficient in using industry best practice software packages MicroDrainage, InfoDrainage and Civils 3D. 

Experience in undertaking spatial coordination, technical design on projects through to construction and handover on large scale complex projects. 

Lead and support junior members of the team in the preparation, checking and submission of various section agreements under the Water Industry Act 1991.

Utilise your comprehensive understanding of industry guidelines including NPPF, SuDS Manual, The Design and Construction Guidance, and related technical standards.

Review technical reports, effectively conveying complex technical information in a clear and concise manner.

Lead discussions with the Lead Local Flood Authorities, (LLFA), Environment Agency, (EA) and Water Authorities, (WA).

Champion health and safety practices within the workplace and during the design process.

Mentor and develop the skills of junior team members, fostering their professional growth.

Working in partnership with other colleagues to ensure coordination across the Development discipline and sharing of market intelligence, best practice and innovation.

Engaging with the Technical Leadership Group, (TLG) to promote technical innovation, best practice and technological advancements for infrastructure development for major projects.

What you need to succeed:

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng), or close to sitting Professional Review with ICE or CIWEM.

Proven track record in building and maintaining strong client relationships.

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and work both independently and collaboratively.

Excellent technical reporting writing and review skills.

Track record in securing new workstreams and generating new business opportunities in the Development sector / market.

Commercial and strategic capability with a demonstrable track record in having identified and subsequently delivered new business opportunities.

Expert stakeholder management and related relationship and team management skills.

Demonstrate the desire to constantly improve, motivate and encourage others, lead and implement change programmes, inspiring colleagues and drive an innovative and supportive culture. Act as a catalyst for change.

Forward thinking, capable of visualising and planning for the longer term.

A broad range of project experience, both within Discipline and multi-disciplinary.

Demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively, use own knowledge to support and coach others as required. Actively champion sharing knowledge, ideas and intelligence.  Strong presentation skills, able to lead and facilitate workshops, training sessions and one to one learning.  Influential and persuasive internally and externally, encourages open dialogue and feedback.

Able to reason logically and apply a systematic process to finding solutions, proactive in responding to problems, able to apply sound logic in situations of ambiguity and problem-solving methodologies across a range of circumstances.

What's on offer:

Work-life balance

Health & Wellbeing packages

Flex your time

Extensive Career Professional Development

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