Ardent Consulting Engineers
Engineer/Senior Engineer – Detail Design/Flood Risk/Drainage
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Engineer/Senior Engineer – Detail Design/Flood Risk/Drainage
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HRD044 Senior Water Engineer/Member of Council
- Experience: 4 years+
- Location: Weybridge (with occasional travel nationally)
- Position: Permanent / Full Time
Job Summary
Ardent Consulting Engineers specialises in providing sustainable development infrastructure solutions from initial concept, through planning and into on-site delivery. A key element of this role involves understanding and managing the design process—from conception to detail design and construction—for surface water management/flood alleviation projects, drainage strategies (including foul and surface water, alongside SuDS schemes), and producing and reviewing Flood Risk Assessments.
The Water Team provides technical advice on planning and design issues to both public and private-sector clients.
Principal Accountabilities
- Project Management: Independently manage multiple projects, moving them from conceptual design to construction-ready documents.
- Technical Delivery:
- Prepare Flood Risk Assessments with expertise in flood zones 1, 2, and 3.
- Develop flood alleviation schemes, SuDS systems, and comprehensive drainage strategies (foul and surface water) for planning and statutory submissions.
- Design and review construction drawings for water-related infrastructure.
- Technical Expertise:
- Proficient in WinDES (essential).
- Advantage if experienced in Civil 3D/PDS for highways/earthworks.
- Helpful advantage: Experience with MAP-Info/QGIS.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a client-facing engineer, presenting findings to developers, local authorities, and statutory bodies.
- Support & Development: Mentee junior team members, lead design projects, and assist in validating and preparing fee proposals.
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Direct Reports To: Associate or Director
Qualifications & Education
- Core Requirement: Degree in Civil Engineering or related scientific discipline or equivalent commercial experience.
- Ideal Qualification: On track for, or having achieved, CEng (MICE/CIWEM) membership or comparable experience/status.
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Competencies & Skills
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Technical Proficiency:
- Flood Risk Assessment (Challenging areas/mastery recommended)
- Conceptual and detailed flood alleviation/poly-system planning
- SuDS design and inclusion within foul & surface drainage
- WinDES authoring and daily use
- Water chapters for Environmental Statements
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Soft Skills:
- Polished written and verbal communication
- Achieves clarity when presenting to clients/judge teams/appeals
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Industry Awareness:
- Strong policy and design guidance knowledge (preferred standards: **NPPF, PPG, FWMA 2010, WIA 1991, LDA 1991, SuDS Manual). Ongoing sector awareness of Sewers for Adoption guidance.
Experience
- Background in consultancy*, leaning private sector engagement. *Most valuable: relevant 4 years+ experience.
All job offers depend on meeting allocated budget.
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