Senior Flood Risk Consultant

Senior Flood Risk Consultant-(BIE00039N)Your Impact:At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.About the Opportunity We are looking for a Senior Flood Risk Consultant to to join our Water Catchment Management team in the South West. Our team works across a range of clients and geographies across the full project lifecycle from feasibility studies through appraisal and optioneering to detailed design and site support, providing a wide range of opportunities to develop your experience and advance your career. Your role will be to lead the technical delivery of appraisal projects for flood risk management schemes with support and guidance from industry experts in this field. Working with others, you will help to supervise, coordinate and support junior staff to deliver high quality work to programme and budget. You will use your experience and knowledge to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions and take ownership of client relationships to contribute to business development.Your role will include: Applying your technical knowledge in the appraisal of flood risk management solutions, including the production of client-facing technical deliverablesWorking with colleagues to proactively lead diverse and multi-disciplinary teams to take an integrated approach to identifying and developing sustainable flood risk management schemesFostering and maintaining strong client relationshipsContributing to an engaged and supportive team environment with active involvement in the professional development of yourself and othersWorking to meet health & safety and overall project quality objectivesSupporting development of pricing and technical methodology for new commissionsContributing your own innovative ideas, helping us to deliver better solutions to our clients A career with Jacobs will give you the opportunity to make a positive impact and bring value to our communities and society as a whole. We understand that pursuing a new role is a big move so why not register your interest to find out more about what this opportunity can offer you? Here's What You'll Need:We are looking for enthusiastic problem solvers who enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need:An undergraduate degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography or a related disciplineTo be chartered or approaching chartership with ICE or CIWEMExperience of delivering appraisal projects, including the production of business case documents and associated deliverablesKnowledge of relevant legislation, planning policy, guidance and design standards relating to flood risk management schemesExperience of coordinating technical teams and reviewing workAbility to scope, budget and programme projects and tasksStrong client-facing skillsA pro-active approach to health, safety, wellbeing and protecting the environment