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This is an exciting new opportunity to join a busy multi-disciplinary coastal and flood engineering team, managing flood and erosion risk on the south coast.
Coastal Partners provides a Coastal Risk Management Service to Havant Borough Council, Portsmouth City Council, Gosport Borough Council, Fareham Borough Council and Chichester District Council, reducing the risks to people and the developed and natural environment from flooding and coastal erosion. This area includes three major harbours of significant environmental importance and over 246 km of coastline.
What you’ll be doing
* Support our asset management team to evolve our strategic approach to asset management.
* Plan and oversee data collection in each of our delivery partners, considering inventory and data collection standards and systems.
* Review and help develop optimised asset data approaches and systems to provide evidence for sound investment decisions and to manage asset risk.
* Act as project manager for capital and revenue projects, delivering through our framework contractors and consultants.
* Manage NEC4 contracts and oversee contractors, where possible.
* Support the wider Client and Engineering Service, including possible supervision of junior team members and support of the asset management annual work and beach management plans.
Qualifications
• A degree in Civil Engineering, Water and Coastal Management or a related discipline.
• Experience in maintenance or GIS is advantageous.
• Experience of managing NEC contracts is desirable.
Relevant training will be provided to support your role.
What we can offer you
* A competitive salary
* Support for your continuous professional development
* Generous leave allowance
* Free parking
* Local Government Pension Scheme
* Flexible/Hybrid working to support your work‑life balance
* Family friendly packages
* A comprehensive benefits package, find out more on our website www.havant.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers
We are a dynamic service with a fresh and optimistic approach to meeting challenges and opportunities and are committed to developing our people through training and support to offer a varied experience.
This role requires frequent outdoor work, site work and attendance at our offices, blended with home working. You will need to be able to drive.
Equality & Diversity
We want our workforce to reflect our diverse local communities, therefore we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
The council is an inclusive employer and appoints on merit. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Veterans.
Safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff members to share this commitment.
Emergency Response
Havant Borough Council is a Category 1 Responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. All employees of the Authority will be expected to support any necessary actions required during an emergency response.
Closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on 14 June 2026.
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