Overview

With the increase in workload, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Flood Engineer to join the team. The successful candidate will undertake and oversee the production of Flood Management design, leading a dedicated flood management design engineering team. This role can be based from either our Belfast or Cardiff locations where you will work collaboratively within the Flooding and Water Management team, providing effective support and assistance to the senior engineers and team leaders on a variety of flood schemes.

As an experienced Principal Flood Engineer at Amey Consulting, you'll have the chance to focus on the parts of your role you most enjoy. Whether it's further training to broaden your skills, working more closely with your clients to build relationships, or having the opportunity to develop leadership capabilities, our environment is one of collaboration and support where the direction of your career is led by you.

Responsibilities

• Developing effective concept design solutions that are consistent with the project brief
• Undertaking a wide range of design work on all aspects of the functions design and maintenance
• Implementing effective, value for money and innovative design solutions to meet technical and project requirements
• Progressing projects through preliminary and detailed design with emphasis on client requirements and innovation
• Ensuring compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly the CDM Regulations
• Supervising, mentoring and developing team members from senior engineers, through to graduate engineers and technicians
• Assisting with contract preparation together with project planning and programming
• Project administration reporting to the Project Manager including monitoring programme delivery, resources and budgets
• Inspect ion work, feasibility studies, cost estimating for works and fees
• Supporting the preparation of bids and delivery of services on other contracts
• Effective management and response of project-related correspondence
• Undertaking site supervision duties of contractors as and when required
• Checking to ensure compliance with the Integrated Management System and assist in the development
• Preparing and checking feasibility studies, appraisal/assessment reports and other written documents
• Development of engineering solutions and present engineering options
• Completing performance appraisals with direct reports and provide learning and development opportunities where possible

Qualifications

• Demonstrable high-level experience and expertise within the relevant technical field, probably gained in a Senior Engineer role or equivalent
• An ability to produce or oversee the production of technically sound engineering solutions, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements
• Experience in managing project-related tasks associated with health, safety and welfare, e.g. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
• Experienced in the application of technical governance procedures within a consulting engineering environment
• Bachelors or Master's degree in an appropriate subject
• Chartered Engineer status held with an appropriate professional body, coupled with post chartership and post graduate experience in flood risk management based civil engineering projects
• Knowledge of technical governance procedures and how they are applied within a consulting engineering environment
• Are an accredited training manager with a relevant professional institution, e.g. Supervising Civil Engineer for the Institution of Civil Engineers
• Capability of acting as engineering lead or engineering day-to-day main contact for a project where required under the terms of the commission

Benefits and About Amey

• Pension - Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Bonus - up to 10% of base salary
• Choices - Flexible benefits scheme including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
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Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. We recognise that our biggest asset is our people. This is reflected in our commitment to career development, wellbeing, and supportive work patterns. We offer flexibility, a range of benefits, and a network of offices across the UK.