Location
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
What if you could shape a career as unique as you? At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons. We are looking for a Senior Flood Risk and Drainage Consultant with experience in delivering flood risk and consequence assessments and sustainable drainage strategy solutions to work collaboratively on technically complex projects for a range of clients. Working as part of our national Sustainable Water Management team, you will also work seamlessly across other technical areas including LLFA technical services, Water EIA input, permitting applications, drainage design, and SAB submissions in Wales (extending into England in due course). Responsibilities include carrying out and supervising FCAs and FRAs for various schemes, providing technical input into sustainable drainage strategies and design for complex schemes, overseeing feasibility studies and supporting drawings, preparing successful SAB submissions with Welsh Local Authorities, delivering Section 19 Flood Investigations, providing technical oversight and training of junior consultants, supporting tendering and work winning activities, leading certain project management activities including financial and programme management, and coordinating project meetings both internally and externally. You will communicate and liaise effectively with the project team within the Sustainable Water Management team and the wider business.

Your Team
Due to strong and sustained growth in our Sustainable Water Management business, we are seeking new colleagues experienced in Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage to join our team of 350 water consultancy and engineering professionals. You will help strengthen our technical capability and lead delivery of a range of project work including planning and DCO applications for major infrastructure development. The Sustainable Water Management business operates as a national team where work, training, and technical expertise are shared around local teams, ensuring project allocation considers personal interests and development aspirations as much as practicable.

Experience
- Preparation of Flood Risk and Consequence Assessments in England and Wales
- Experience in one or more supporting skills such as flood risk modelling, flood risk strategy development, or Water EIA, preferably within consultancy
- Development of Drainage Strategies and SAB submissions in Wales
- Drainage design using AutoCAD and hydraulic modelling software such as Causeway Flow, Microdrainage, or InfoWorks
- Familiarity with industry-standard geographical information systems (e.g. ArcGIS, QGIS, MapInfo)
- Knowledge of the regulatory context for flood risk planning and sustainable drainage approvals in the UK
- Technical inputs for planning and permitting of major infrastructure projects
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Some experience supporting commercial aspects and project management

About You
Proactive and collaborative with strong leadership skills, able to provide technical oversight and training to junior consultants. Client-facing with the ability to coordinate project meetings and communicate effectively across multidisciplinary teams. Motivated to contribute to a growing national team and deliver high-quality outputs on complex projects.

Qualifications
- A degree in a relevant environmental, geographical, science, or engineering discipline is essential
- Actively working towards chartered status with IEng, C.WEM, or CEng