Flood Risk Assistant Team Leader - Reading
Lead planning-focused flood risk work and progress your career
You will be stepping into a senior planning-focused role where your expertise in Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategy delivery will directly influence development outcomes. This Flood Risk & Drainage Assistant Team Leader position is ideal for someone who enjoys early-stage development work, technical leadership, and mentoring others.
You will have the autonomy to shape projects, support planning success, and develop your career towards further senior leadership.
You will be joining a respected, growing consultancy supporting developer clients across the UK. My client provides integrated flood risk, drainage and infrastructure advice from site feasibility through to planning approval. You will work closely with planning, highways and water authorities, supported by strong internal collaboration across multiple disciplines.
As a Flood Risk & Drainage Assistant Team Leader, you will be leading pre-planning flood risk work and guiding a team delivering high-quality assessments.
You will be doing the following:
·Leading the preparation and review of Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies
·Supporting residential and commercial developments through planning applications
·Acting as the key point of contact for clients, planners and approving authorities
·Mentoring and developing junior members of the Flood & Water Management team
·Applying professional judgement to complex planning and development constraints
·Managing project programmes, budgets and workload distribution
·Supporting Local Plan allocations and early-stage site feasibility studies
·Contributing to best practice and continuous improvement within the team
This Flood Risk & Drainage Assistant Team Leader role is suited to professionals currently operating at Senior, Principal or Associate level who want to focus on planning-led flood risk work while developing leadership capability.
To succeed as a Flood Risk & Drainage Assistant Team Leader, you will bring:
·A degree in a relevant discipline
·Strong experience delivering Flood Risk Assessments and drainage strategies
·Solid understanding of the planning system, NPPF and supporting guidance
·Experience working with Local Planning Authorities and statutory consultees
·Proven ability to mentor or line manage team members
·Experience using GIS software such as QGIS, ArcGIS or MapInfo
·Strong written and verbal communication skills
Chartership, a higher degree or exposure to business development activities would be advantageous but not essential.
You will receive a salary £54,000 - £65,000 per year dependent on experience, together with a well-rounded benefits package including:
·25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
·An additional day off for your birthday
·Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
·Life assurance at 4x basic salary
·Health insurance
·Travel allowance
·Flexible working options
·Bike to work, health cash plan and technology schemes
·36-hour working week with a 4pm finish on Fridays
You will be based in Reading, with flexible working available. Full-time permanent working is preferred, though part-time arrangements can be discussed. You will benefit from clear career progression, tailored training, and the chance to grow within a supportive and expanding consultancy.
If you are looking to combine planning-focused flood risk expertise with leadership responsibility, this Flood Risk & Drainage Assistant Team Leader role offers a strong next step.
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Infrastructure & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Adam Butler at Carrington West on (phone number removed) for more information.
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