- A degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent qualification (. BTEC Higher in Civil Engineering) plus demonstrable experience as identified below
- By able to deliver the key statutory functions set out in the Flood and Water Management Act, Town and Country Planning Act and the Land Drainage Act.
- Collaborative working with customers and key stakeholders to deliver outputs and outcomes.
- Interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports and providing technical advice based on relevant guidance and standards relating to Flood Risk Management.
- Have excellent communication and presentation skills, including being able to provide relevant, concise written advice and negotiate successful outcomes
- Be able to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets in a faced paced working environment, often subject to change due to a constantly evolving workload.
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Assistant Engineer - Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Leicestershire County Council
Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £37,410 - £40,083 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) + 10% Market Premia
Working Hours: 37 hour per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 10th May 2024
Interview Date(s): To be confirmed
An opportunity has arisen to join Flood Risk Management team as an Assistant Engineer.
This role will involve assisting the Flood Risk Manager in delivering the Council's statutory functions as a Lead Local Flood Authority and to develop and promote best practice. This includes assisting in delivering the actions of Leicestershire's Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and deputising and/or assisting the Senior Engineer when required in representing the Council at meetings as appropriate etc.
About the Role
This role will involve being a key part of the Flood Risk Management team delivering the remit of the Lead local Flood Authority. This will involve a variety of functions including the statutory consultee to the planning process, investigating locally significant flooding issues, developing and delivering flood resilience projects, updating the asset register and responding to applications for consent under the Land Drainage Act.
You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have experience of managing your own workload and working to deadlines and be prepared to challenge the status quo in line with evolving statutory responsibilities.
You will have excellent communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
In return you will receive a varied workload, the support of colleagues, and have an opportunity to shape the direction of growth in Leicestershire.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Victoria Coombes, Flood Risk Manager
Tel:
Email:
section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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