Flood Risk Engineer / Water Engineer / Assistant Engineer

Tetra Tech Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading environmental consultancy as a Flood Risk Engineer / Water Engineer / Assistant Engineer. In this mid-senior level role, you will contribute to innovative flood risk solutions while engaging with clients throughout various infrastructure projects. Benefit from ongoing career development in a collaborative environment, together with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing hydrological studies using UK methodologies.
• Experience in delivering flood modelling commissions.
• Experience mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist in flood risk and drainage teams on solution design.
• Guide teams on the delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Support project managers with technical aspects.

Skills

Flood risk solution design

Hydraulic modelling

Drainage design

SUDs

Natural Flood Management solutions

Public sector projects

Private sector projects

Project management

Education

Degree in relevant field

Eligible for CEng MICE or chartered with CIWEM

Tools

ArcGIS

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

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Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to do meaningful work that improves quality of life? At Tetra Tech, you will work with high-performing teams who are passionate about using their expertise to find solutions to complex problems in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.

Tetra Tech is one of the largest and fastest growing environmental consultancies in the world and, in 2023, the Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranked Tetra Tech #1 in Water for the 20th year in a row.

Summary

We currently have a number of positions to fill within our flood risk and water team due to ongoing growth with our existing client base as well as new project wins with new clients. We are seeking Consultants and Engineers to support our Water Engineering team throughout the UK based ideally out of Manchester, Leeds, or London offices, but other locations will be considered for the right candidate. Our team undertakes a wide variety of major and challenging infrastructure projects for the private and public sector, across a range of development sectors. We seek to provide integrated flood risk and drainage solutions incorporating state of the art design.

Our current flood risk portfolio includes a broad spectrum of projects across the water sector from flood alleviation schemes (FAS) for local authorities, the MOD and private sector clients through to surface water separation schemes for water utility providers. Some our key projects include the Derby Riverside Flood Alleviation Scheme and United Utilities Better Rivers CSO spill reduction programme. We are embedded with a number of high-profile housing developers and support them from site inception through to masterplaining, design and construction on their flood risk challenges, including design of natural flood risk management and Sustainable Urban Drainage solutions.

Our varied client and project base provides our team exciting challenges to continuingly improve their skills and knowledge across the sector. As a project leader, you will guide our teams and support our clients in the delivery of the portfolio as well as support bidding and proposition activity as we continue to grow the team.

Responsibilities

We require an experienced individual of high calibre to assist in the flood risk and drainage teams at Tetra Tech across a range of activities such as flood risk solution design, hydraulic modelling and hydrology assessment, drainage design and SUDs. We work across a diverse range of clients delivering challenging infrastructure projects for the private and public sector.

Our projects typically range in size from £1m to £100m schemes covering defence, transport, local government, infrastructure, healthcare, education, commercial, industrial and residential development. You will work independently and proactively on technical aspects from a project’s inception, determining client briefs, to the delivery and close out of projects in accordance with best practice and supported by senior colleagues throughout.

You will provide support to our project managers throughout the delivery of projects as well as take on project management responsibility on low risk projects, including taking client facing roles as you develop your career with us. Where appropriate, you will instruct, supervise and mentor junior staff in the design and management of schemes and work with clients to ensure delivery of projects to time and cost, and to help manage change.

We provide internal project management training as well as a structured learning and development platform including mentoring and coaching, CPD and training to ensure our staff are the best they can be to deliver excellence to our clients.

Our projects are UK wide and some travel would be expected on occasion, including working outside normal office hours.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate some or all the requirements below:

• Be an enthusiastic professional who likes a challenge (essential)
• Want to work in a busy and growing team and have a desire to progress their career (essential)
• Have experience in the development of options to reduce flooding in river and surface water flood risk environment, including design.
• Have experience in delivering flood modelling commissions for flood risk projects and flood risk assessments to support projects through the planning system
• Experience in writing reports and presenting to internal and external partners
• Experience in developing SUDs and drainage solutions
• Experience in developing Natural Flood Management solutions
• Experience in developing hydrological studies using UK hydrological methodologies (such as the Flood Estimation Handbook)
• Experience in IT systems such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Assist in the preparation of fee proposals and bids
• Be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant field and eligible for CEng MICE or chartered with CIWEM.
• Be working towards or committed to attaining chartership.
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work independently, a collaborative approach and a proven ability to deliver work on time.
• Have a commitment to encouraging good health and safety practices within the workplace and within design.
• Be a team player displaying enthusiasm, flexibility and versatility.
• Have the ability to mentor, encourage and support junior team members.
• Have a desire to build upon your existing experience, continuing your professional development with Tetra Tech.
• Hold a full UK Driving License.
• Security Clearance to minimum SC level preferable (or be suitable and willing to apply for clearance essential).
  
  

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. We combine the resources of a global, multibillion dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. We are Leading with Science to provide sustainable and resilient solutions for our clients.

At Tetra Tech, we provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits.

For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com . To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter on the Careers section of our website.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

We are very happy to discuss flexible working for this role, including the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, or compressed hours. We can offer a range of solutions to help you to get the most out of your work / life balance.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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