Flood Risk Consultant - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Pell Frischmann

Pell Frischmann
Pell Frischmann
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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About Pell Frischmann:

Pell Frischmann is an international multi-disciplinary consulting engineering company with over 90 years of experience in the built environment.

We are a unique business whose purpose is to generate sustainable funds to deal with the environmental and social commitments resulting from the closing of Germany's hard-coal mining industry; so our work directly contributes to environmental protection and preservation for the future.


Our expertise and capabilities cover:
Buildings, Civil Structures, Highways & Transportation, Land Development, Rail, and Water & Environment.

"Excellence Through Innovation" permeates our company culture. We believe that quality engineering goes beyond simply achieving codified compliance, and we passionately pursue solutions that deliver better results for end-users via unconventional methods
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Appointment Type

  • Permanent

Full Time/Part Time

  • Fulltime

Specialism

  • Flood Engineering

Hours

  • 37.5

Location

  • Nottingham

Working Practice

  • Hybrid

Job Reference

  • 10193

Main Purpose of the Job


The Land Development Sector is a multi-disciplinary team focussed on providing consultancy services to the private sector, engaging in projects from allocation and promotion right through the entire planning process to construction and practical completion.


Within the Land Development Sector, the Drainage & Flood Risk team work on a diverse range of projects where our specific technical input is required to assess flood risk and provide bespoke mitigation designs, provide sustainable drainage strategies and support with drainage infrastructure detailed designs and technical approval.

As a result, you will gain exposure to a range of exciting projects within a collaborative working environment, allow for your continued professional development with us.

We are seeking technically competent, motivated people to join our team to support our continued growth.

As a Flood Risk Consultant (all grades) you will contribute to our flood risk and environmental services offering by working on the flood risk side of projects, including Environmental Statements, Flood Risk Assessments, hydrological assessments and hydraulic modelling as well as other environmental aspects.

Essential

Preferred


Qualifications:


  • Degree in Geography, Environmental Science or other environmentalrelated discipline
  • HNC or HND
  • Chartership of relevant institution (CIWEM, IEMA, CEnv)
Knowledge/Experience


Graduate Level

  • Understanding of environment and flood mechanisms
  • Working in a team to prepare outputs
  • Using and managing data from various sources

Consultant Level

  • Minimum 2 years' experience in relevant field
  • Preparation of Flood Risk Assessments for variety of schemes
  • Basic understanding of planning system
  • Knowledge of key stakeholders and their role

Senior / Principal Level

  • Minimum 5 years' experience
  • Track record of engaging with stakeholders and presenting flood risk work
  • Preparation of appropriate ES Chapters
  • Constructing or running hydraulic models or understanding of outputs and limitations
  • Wider environmental understanding (ground contamination, geology, ecology)
  • Preparation of outline business case for flood alleviation schemes

Skills:


  • Technical report writing
  • Effective verbal communication
  • Critical thinking
  • Desire to learn and improve
  • Personal Organisation
  • Confident using Microsoft Office
Software


Graduate Level

  • GIS

Consultant Level

  • AutoCAD

Senior / Principal Level

  • ReFH/WinFAP
  • MicroDrainage
  • Flood Modeller Pro
  • Tuflow
  • InfoWorks
  • Civils3D
  • Programming

Main Duties & Responsibilities

  • Actively engaging with a range of projects to manage and support delivery of the team's workload
  • Liaise with various stakeholders to obtain relevant data, discuss and agree principles where appropriate
  • Prepare Flood Risk Assessments in line with prevailing guidance to identify where risks are present and provide sitespecific mitigation options. This includes using data from a variety of sources to assess risk both quantitatively and qualitatively.
  • Carry out site visits to observe local conditions, identify watercourses and other hydrological features of interest
  • Support the senior management team in managing projects and client relationships
  • Where appropriate, carry out hydrological catchment analysis to quantify river flows, and construct hydraulic models to predict potential floodplain extents
  • Many sites are of a scale requiring Environmental Statement chapters to support in preparing these
  • Work with the wider team to prepare surface water drainage strategies, using SuDS principles to manage water quantity and quality.

Why Pell Frischmann?:

We are one of the UK's most influential and highly respected firms of infrastructure and built environment professionals. We provide a collaborative and supportive working environment, where you'll h
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