Principal Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer
Job reference: FUS-0118
Location: Hitchin
Salary: To be confirmed
Employment: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours; reduced hours considered
Working arrangement: Hitchin-based; flexible arrangements considered
The client
FUSION is recruiting a Principal Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer for an established multidisciplinary engineering consultancy in Hitchin. The business provides civil engineering, transport and flood-risk services, supporting development projects from feasibility and planning through detailed design.
The role sits within a team delivering residential, education, commercial and mixed-use schemes for public and private sector clients, with flood risk, drainage and sustainable drainage forming a central part of the work.
The role
This is a principal-level appointment leading flood risk, drainage and sustainable drainage projects from feasibility and planning through detailed design and construction. The role combines technical leadership with project and commercial management, client liaison and quality assurance.
You will remain closely involved in the engineering, including Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategies, hydraulic modelling and detailed drainage design, while also supervising and developing less experienced engineers.
Key responsibilities
· Lead the preparation and review of Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategies and technical reports for planning applications.
· Develop and review surface-water and foul-drainage solutions, including attenuation, infiltration, exceedance routing and integrated SuDS.
· Undertake and review hydraulic modelling, calculations, detailed drainage designs, drawings, specifications and schedules.
· Liaise with clients, planning authorities, Lead Local Flood Authorities, the Environment Agency, water companies and wider design teams.
· Manage project scope, budgets, programmes, resourcing, fees and commercial performance from enquiry through delivery and close-out.
· Coordinate technical inputs, lead quality reviews and mentor engineers and graduates through practical technical support.
Project delivery
· Lead projects from feasibility and planning through detailed design and construction, including fee proposals, delivery and close-out.
· Respond to consultee comments, support the discharge of planning conditions and coordinate Section 104 and Section 106 adoption requirements.
· Review layouts, levels, ground information, infiltration testing, topographical data and utility constraints to identify risks and practical design opportunities.
· Support site inspections, construction queries and coordination with contractors where required.
Required experience
· A degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering or a related discipline.
· Strong working knowledge of UK flood-risk, drainage and SuDS policy, guidance and industry standards.
· Experience preparing and reviewing planning and detailed-design submissions, including responses to consultee comments and planning conditions.
· Knowledge of Section 104 and Section 106 agreements and water-company adoption requirements.
· Substantial UK consultancy experience leading flood-risk and drainage projects with responsibility for technical delivery and client coordination.
· Chartered Engineer or Chartered Water and Environmental Manager status, or demonstrable progress towards chartership.
Desirable experience
· Experience with AutoCAD and Causeway Flow or comparable drainage-modelling software.
· Experience with Civil 3D, Site3D, GIS or flood-modelling software.
· Experience of site inspections, construction queries and coordination with contractors.
· A full UK driving licence for occasional site visits.
Working arrangements and benefits
· 37.5-hour full-time working week, with part-time, reduced-hours and other flexible arrangements considered.
· 22 days' annual leave, increasing annually to 27 days, plus bank holidays and a 3-4 day Christmas closure.
· Workplace pension, performance-based bonus and company laptop.
· Six-month probation period.
In this instance Fusion Management Services are acting as an Employment Agency
Pay: £40,000.00-£65,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
