Overview
Graduate Flood Risk Engineer
About the Role
You'll join a growing consultancy delivering expert advice on flood risk, drainage, and infrastructure planning. You'll support residential, commercial, and renewableenergy projects-from early feasibility through to construction-ensuring they're resilient, environmentally compliant, and deliverable.
Responsibilities
* Assist in Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs), Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) assessments, and drainage strategy development for planning applications.
* Help prepare sequential tests, exception tests, and contribute to environmental statements and flood evacuation planning.
* Work on land drainage tasks-such as hydraulic modelling, survey data collection, and support for pumping station and watercourse design.
* Support the planning and design of SuDS components like swales, attenuation ponds, permeable paving, and infiltration strategies, while helping enhance biodiversity and flood mitigation.
* Contribute to renewable energy and infrastructure projects, including preplanning site appraisals, drainage design, CSWMPs, and liaising with the Environment Agency, LLFAs, and IDBs.
* Participate in case studies-from infiltration testing and permeable paving to combining transport, drainage, and floodrisk planning.
* Help deliver resilient infrastructure schemes that also enhance ecosystems.
* Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to develop practical, resilient engineering solutions for planning consent.
About You
* A recent graduate with a degree in either Civil Engineering, Geography or Environmental Engineering.
* A strong interest in flood risk management, drainage, and sustainable infrastructure solutions.
* Motivated and proactive: you'll bring initiative, integrity, and innovative thinking to your work.
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills-to work collaboratively with colleagues and explain technical concepts clearly.
* Familiarity with FRA, SuDS, and hydraulic modelling principles is ideal, though full training and mentoring will be provided.
What You'll Gain
* Hands-on experience with diverse, real-world projects-including sustainable drainage, flood-risk assessments, renewable energy site appraisals, and infrastructure design.
* Access to structured mentorship and training in technical tools and strategic planning, helping fast-track your professional growth.
* Be part of a supportive, values-driven team that emphasises sustainability, integrity, and innovation.
* Contribute to the company's environmentally conscious mission-helping deliver netzero ambitions and longterm resilience in the built environment
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