PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £32,070 - £34,359 per annum
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 06th October 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Flood Engagement Officer within the Infrastructure Planning Team in the Environment and Transport Department.
We are looking for someone to provide support to the flood risk management function, in particular engaging with members of the public and promoting personal resilience and riparian responsibilities. Helping to support the delivery of the role of the Lead Local Flood Authority, the delivery of the Council’s Flood Risk Management Capital programme and the delivery of the actions in Leicestershire’s Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
About the Role
This role will involve working alongside colleagues in the Flood Risk Management team,carrying site visits and site meetings with residents, contractors, developers, land owners to investigate and report on suspected unauthorised activity relating to ordinary watercourses, assist in enforcement and represent the Council in any associated court proceedings where appropriate.
Also providing technical advice to Members, partners and stakeholders, including writing reports where appropriate.
You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have experience of managing your own workload and working to deadlines.
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:
1. Hold an NVQ 4 or equivalent in a relevant subject (. BTEC Higher in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification) or experience that meets the essential requirement.
2. Be able to successfully engage with customers / clients / stakeholders, including attending and producing materials for meetings, exhibitions etc. and liaising with Elected Members.
3. Have experience of working in the field of Flood Risk Management or Civil Engineering.
4. Have excellent communication and presentation skills, including being able to provide relevant, concise written advice and negotiate successful outcomes.
5. Be able to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets.
6. Hold a full, valid driving licence and access to a vehicle. Ability to travel across the County as required.
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.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.
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
0116 3057409
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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