Graduate Flood Risk Engineer Nottingham

This role involves producing flood risk assessments and sustainable drainage strategies using industry-standard software to support planning applications and infrastructure projects across various sectors.

Purpose

BSP Consulting has an immediate vacancy in our Nottingham office for a Graduate Flood Risk Engineer to work within our experienced civil engineering design team.

The team works for clients throughout the East Midlands and United Kingdom, providing flood risk assessment and drainage strategy reports to support planning applications, offering expert witness services, undertaking and procuring supporting hydrology and hydraulic river modelling assessments, designing SuDS drainage schemes and highway works using Micro Drainage and InfoDrainage industry standard software with final drawings produced in AutoCAD.

We also use QGIS for the site assessment and to supplement our reports.

We work for a variety of sectors that include retail, leisure, commercial, general industrial, storage and distribution, hotels, institutions, residential, venues/health and fitness.

Responsibilities

The role would suit a BSc (Hons) graduate in Geography/Environmental Sciences or similar, or a BSc/BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering who has relevant expertise and experience in water resources and management.

The role will involve all tasks associated with the production of flood risk assessment and drainage strategy reports. This will include desktop data searches, site walkover assessments, liaison with clients and stakeholders, understanding flood risk and detailing appropriate mitigation, the design and drafting of SuDS schemes, undertaking or procurement of hydrology and hydraulic river modelling assessments and, finally, the drafting of flood risk assessment and drainage strategy reports.

Experience

The successful candidate will have the ability to write clear and concise reports based on a logical assessment of site constraints. They will be able to use their expertise to develop deliverable, compliant sustainable drainage strategy proposals for incorporation into the scheme proposals. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate good verbal communication skills and be computer literate, being fully competent in the use of Word and Excel.

Experience in the use of AutoCAD, Micro Drainage, InfoDrainage, GIS packages and hydraulic modelling packages would be an advantage. On the job training will be given to develop their skills and they will work closely with the other members of the civil engineering team.

We operate an ICE/CIWEM registered training scheme which will be open to the successful candidate.

Client care is of paramount importance to us as a company and the successful candidate will be an able communicator, both in written English and verbally, in person and on the telephone.

Previous experience and expertise in this field will need to be demonstrated at the interview stage. This should include copies of relevant reports, drawings and calculations. BSP Consulting is an Equal Opportunities Employer. See the values section of our website for a copy of the policy.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geography/Environmental Science, Civil Engineering or similar as above.

• Holidays: Allowance is in line with industry standard and is subject to relevant experience.

• Salary: A competitive salary will be offered and is subject to relevant experience and qualifications.

If you think you could become a valuable member of our team, we would welcome hearing from you.

At BSP Consulting, we believe in employing the right people for the right job. Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and we are committed to employing the best. In return we can offer career development and training opportunities.