The Opportunity
A Flood Risk and Drainage role offering exposure to diverse projects, flexible hybrid working, and a clear pathway into leadership.
Full Job Description Who We’re Looking For We’re looking to connect with experienced Flood Risk and Drainage professionals who thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment and enjoy playing a key role in guiding development projects through the planning process.
What matters is that you bring a relevant degree alongside solid industry experience, with a strong grasp of Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategy and design, and how these integrate within the wider planning and development process.
Most importantly, you’ll be someone who takes pride in their work — curious, proactive, and motivated to keep learning and progressing.
The Role
This is a varied and rewarding position where you’ll take ownership of flood risk and drainage inputs across a wide range of development projects. You’ll be supported by senior colleagues while working as part of a wider team of civil engineers, transport planners, and technicians.
You’ll collaborate closely across disciplines, contributing to well-coordinated, practical, and commercially aware solutions that meet project programmes and budgets.
Projects include:
Large-scale mixed-use urban extensions across Devon, Cornwall, and Somerset
City-centre regeneration schemes in Exeter, Plymouth, and Bristol
Strategic employment land and major development sites
Leisure, tourism, and destination-led developments
Renewable energy and battery storage projects
Retirement living developments across the UK
Affordable housing and rural employment schemes supporting local communities No two weeks are the same — the work is diverse, impactful, and technically engaging. This role is particularly suited to someone looking to grow over the long term, with a clear opportunity to step into leadership within the Flood Risk & Drainage team.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be joining one of the region’s leading development planning and infrastructure consultancies, with a large and well-established team of engineers, planners, and technical specialists. The business has strong roots in the South West, particularly around Exeter.
The location offers an exceptional quality of life — combining vibrant city living with easy access to national parks, coastline, and outdoor pursuits.
The Exeter office is modern, well-connected, and designed to support collaboration, with excellent accessibility by foot, bike, public transport, and road. Alongside this, the company fully embraces hybrid working, allowing you to balance office, home, and site-based work.
As a partnership business, success is shared — all employees benefit from a quarterly profit-related bonus, a genuinely rare offering in the sector.
Culture & Benefits
This is an organisation that puts people first, with a strong emphasis on wellbeing, flexibility, and long-term career development.
Benefits include:
ICE-accredited training scheme
Full support toward IEng and CEng
Employer contributions to a Group Personal Pension
Life assurance cover
Access to a group health scheme
Flexible benefits package (including cycle-to-work, gym membership, medical screening, and insurance options)
Payment of two professional institution memberships
Quarterly profit-related bonus scheme for all staff Why This Role?
If you’re a Flood Risk & Drainage professional seeking meaningful project work, genuine career progression, flexible working, and a supportive, people-focused culture — this is an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your career