Flood Risk Management Officer

1. The flood risk management (FRM) team are responsible for managing the local flood risk of approximately 240,000 residents in one of the highest flood risk areas in wales.
2. We are seeking to appoint a suitable person to the role of ‘flood risk management officer’.
3. The post-holder will be contributing to the development, implementation, and management of all requirements of the Land Drainage Act 1991, Flood Risk Regulations 2009 Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

Job Reference: REQ001080

The Flood Risk Management (FRM) Team are responsible for managing the local flood risk of approximately 240,000 residents in one of the highest flood risk areas in Wales. In delivering the management of flood risk for the authority the FRM team undertake a wide range of regulatory functions principally identified within the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 and Land Drainage Act 1991:

• Regulatory functions (Consenting and Enforcement),
• Developing and Maintaining a Local Strategy
• Flood Investigations,
• Asset Management,
• Sustainable Drainage Approval,
• Flooding Awareness and Communication.

The team further, delivers a wide range of Flood Alleviation schemes which includes, Natural Flood Risk Management (NFM), Sustainable Drainage (SuDs), Property Flood Resilience / Resistance (PFR) measures along with more traditional interventions to mitigate flooding from ‘local sources’ (Surface Water, Ground Water and Ordinary Watercourses).

We are seeking to appoint a suitable person to the role of ‘Flood Risk Management Officer’. The post-holder will be contributing to the development, implementation, and management of all requirements of the Land Drainage Act 1991, Flood Risk Regulations 2009 Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

Therefore, it is essential that applicants must have a keen interest and knowledge of drainage and/or Flood Risk Management. The post-holder must possess an HNC/HND or higher-level qualification in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a similar discipline.

Furthermore, it is essential that you have experience of undertaking Flood investigations, working effectively with partners, Presentation Skills and a range of experience utilising GIS software. Notably it would be desirable for the post holder to have experience related to Hydraulic Modelling/Mapping, effective project management and strategic plan development.

The role will also support the wider responsibilities of the LLFA, SAB and LDA regulatory bodies and may assist the team to play its part in tackling Climate change and meeting its Carbon reduction targets across the services.