North Lincolnshire is a rural area with picturesque villages and within easy reach of the North East, Yorkshire and the East Midlands. The motorway and rail network enables easy access to many major cities.
North Lincolnshire is known for our masses of green space, good and outstanding schools and excellent housing offer.
There is an exciting opportunity to join the recently established Strategic Flood Risk team at North Lincolnshire Council leading the delivery of local flood risk management in North Lincolnshire, working with partners to reduce the risk of flooding, and improve the water environment locally.
You will help to assess flood risk in the area, to investigate incidents of flooding and to deliver projects that help to reduce flood risk.
This role will be a statutory consultee for surface water in planning applications and make a significant contribution to the delivery of our ambitious programme of works for new and improved flood defence infrastructure, promoting the role of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in effective flood risk mitigation.
You will provide expert advice on the surface water management provisions of new developments and land drainage proposals. You will also provide drainage and flood risk advice for residents, partners, Local Plans, Strategic Flood Risk Assessments, Local Flood Risk Management Strategies and other strategic documents.
What will you be doing?
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Provide technical assessment and advice to the Local Planning Authority on the suitability of surface water drainage proposals for new development.
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Ensuring the council (as Lead Local Flood Authority) continues to fulfil its role as statutory consultee in the planning system.
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Provide professional technical responses to development applications ensuring that drainage systems are sustainable and sufficiently effective in protecting communities from flooding.
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Working with applicants to promote the implementation of sustainable drainage systems on new developments.
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Work with developers and landowners to regulate activity on ordinary watercourses, ensuring that the designs of works are appropriate, sustainable, and do not adversely impact flow within watercourses.
Joining our progressive and welcoming team will bring a range of benefits, including:
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A competitive salary
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A comprehensive induction
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Generous annual leave entitlement
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Salary sacrifice scheme
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An attractive relocation package
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Excellent CPD opportunities
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Local Government Pension scheme
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Agile working arrangements.
If you are interested in joining us to achieve better outcomes for our residents and communities and would like an informal chat about this role, please contact:
Chris Barwell, Interim Investment & Delivery Lead on 01724 297573 / [email protected]
or
Mike Kitching, Strategic Flood Risk Manager on 01724 297639 / [email protected]".
Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role
Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.
As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.
We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values – equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility – in all that we do.
