Senior or Principal Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant

This is a remote position.

As a Senior or Principal Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant you will lead and grow the Water Environment team to resolve our client’s flood risk and drainage issues, and to deliver environmentally positive solutions to their broader challenges.

Who are we?

We are Envance, an environmental and sustainability management consultancy driven by our values and core beliefs. We believe that a better future for people and the planet doesn't need to be at the expense of success in the present.

Our purpose is to help our clients become more sustainable, and to realise the opportunities and benefits that this can bring to their business.

Achieving positive outcomes and adding value is central to our beliefs and approach. We offer positive, pragmatic and innovative advice, embracing new and emerging methods where we can.

We believe that we can achieve more together, and that by working with our clients and supply chain partners to deliver projects and improve performance we can create a better world now and for the future.

Our Team

We believe that the success of our business lies in the strength of our team and we pride ourselves on being inclusive, resulting in a talented and diverse team with a wide range of backgrounds and specialisms.

As a small consultancy, teamwork is central to our success. We work collaboratively within our team and with our associates and clients, believing that the sum is more than the parts.

Professional Development

Creating an environment that supports the professional development of our team is hugely important to us. We want our people to thrive whilst working at Envance and support them in achieving their personal and professional aspirations. We will help you create an individualised training plan and support this with an unlimited training budget.

Flexibility

We believe that people achieve the most when they can work in a manner that works best for them and have a genuinely flexible approach to work in terms of both hours and location. We want our team to maintain their work/life balance to find an approach that works best for all. We are happy to work flexibly to meet your needs. If you are the right person for us, we will try to make it work.

Job Purpose

As a Senior or Principal Flood Risk & Drainage Consultant, your role is to lead and grow the Water Environment team through winning and delivering high quality work for clients by supporting them in resolving their flood risk and drainage issues, including flood modelling and design of SUDs and natural flood management projects.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and grow the water environment team

Identifying solutions to client problems

Flood risk assessment and scheme design

Preparation of tenders and quotes

Project management

Represent the company to clients, suppliers and prospects

Provide mentoring support and training to junior colleagues

Reviewing technical work

Requirements

It’s important to us that we find people that will thrive at Envance. We are looking for people that have the following experience and attributes;

Degree in related subject, and / or relevant professional experience

Experience of flood risk assessment and flood modelling, natural flood management and SUDs design

Enthusiastic commitment to the role of consultancy in improving environmental and sustainability outcomes whist being sensitive to and considerate of the needs of clients, colleagues and other stakeholders

Experience within a commercial consultancy role

Pro-active solution focused

Flexible approach to work, ability to work on multiple projects

Excellent report writing skills

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary and a great place to work we offer full time staff:

33 days annual leave including bank holidays

Additional leave after 2 years service

Additional day's birthday leave

Unlimited training budget with your training plan

3 paid volunteer days

Enhanced contributory pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare scheme

Monthly well-being allowance for you to spend as on a sport or activity of your choice

Discretionary profit share scheme

Free parking