Graduate Water Environment Consultant - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Rappor

Rappor

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Opportunity for a Graduate Water Environment Consultant to join our growing team in Cheltenham, GL50 3QQ, in autumn 2024.

As a Graduate Water Environment Consultant you will deliver hydraulic modelling to support nature-based solutions, FCERM scheme design, Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies which inform design.

Current projects include the redevelopment of a brownfield site in Canterbury for residential development, supporting local authorities in utilising natural flood management techniques to alleviate flood risk and supporting strategic redevelopment schemes in Bristol City Centre.

In this role you will work closely with the existing team of Director, Associate Director, Consultant, Consultant and experienced Graduate Consultant.

It is an unusually rich concentration of skills and experience and a great team to learn from and launch your career in water environment consultancy.

What you will be doing (with the guidance and support of colleagues):

Implementing flood risk management techniques and methods including option appraisals
Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams
Writing and reviewing technical reports

What you will need

Demonstrate and articulate your talent and motivation to become a water environment consultant
Ability to research and to write high quality reports (typically demonstrated through your studies or work experience)
Some knowledge of 1D or 2D hydraulic modelling software packages for flood risk and/or environmental management purposes (HEC-RAS, HEC2D, Flood Modeller-TUFLOW), gained through studies, work experience and or personal research
Some knowledge of flood risk management techniques and methods including option appraisals, gained through studies, work experience and or personal research
Some knowledge of the planning process
Experience in collaborative working, with good people skills and able to communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders and colleagues
Some knowledge/ awareness of UK hydrological methodologies and flood risk management policy
Believe in our values and show this through your behaviour (see values graphic on our Careers page)

About Rappor

Our philosophy is simple:

we invest in our people and build partnerships with our stakeholders, resulting in a dynamic and successful business that benefits everyone.

As a multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy, our outputs contribute to the built environment we all occupy.

Our four values include 'living our best life' and 'celebrating our team', and we provide oodles of opportunity to do just that.

We currently number 70-something people and are growing at 25% per annum. We celebrate our 10-year anniversary this year

Rewarding you

A competitive salary
Industryleading annual leave: 25 days, plus your birthday, plus the period between Christmas and New Year, and an additional day for every three years' service up to an additional five days
4% contribution towards your company pension
Life assurance
Access to the Company's wellbeing package, including a Cycle2work scheme, paid charity days, Employee Assistance Program (providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters) and social events at the end of the financial year, Summer and Christmas.
Hybrid working opportunities

Being inclusive
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