Senior Consultant - Water

Who we are & what we stand for

BWB is a multi-award-winning engineering and environmental design consultancy with a proven reputation for technical excellence and exceptional client satisfaction.

Proud to be awarded ACE Best Large Consultancy of the year 2022 and rated Platinum Investors In People (IIP), a prestigious accolade that demonstrates our commitment to our people and establishes us as an employer of choice.

To find out why we are an award-winning company please check out our guide Working for BWB

We invest in our people and ensure they have everything they need to develop a fantastic career. We extensively research, benchmark and review all salaries and benefits against others within the industry.

Join BWB and your career will not conform to the traditional models of yesterday but will be a fulfilling and challenging journey into tomorrow’s digital age; a journey that you will play an active role in defining!

At BWB you matter, and you will make a difference. A difference to the world you live in; the communities you engage with; even the development of your career and the profession.

About the team

Our Environment Group is made up of highly qualified individuals with extensive experience in Water, Geotechnics, Contaminated Land, Ecology, Heritage, Flood Risk, Air Quality and Acoustic disciplines. The Environment Group works either as part of multi-disciplinary BWB project teams or independently for a range of key clients. We provide timely and cost-effective ground consultancy services to the development and property sector on projects of any type or size.

The Water Service forms part of the Environment Group and is comprised of qualified engineers and environmental consultants with specific experience in flood risk, drainage, hydraulic modelling and environmental planning/engineering disciplines.

What you’ll be doing

• The role typically entails the delivery of hydrology, hydraulic modelling, and flood risk assessments as well as input into production of environmental statements.
• Working on projects covering a range of client sectors (private developers and public bodies), and scales (plot scale to NSIPs), and covering pre-planning to construction.
• Taking a lead on project management, including workload supervision, resource planning and financial administration.
• Developing innovative solutions to complex flooding problems, for example optioneering and watercourse diversions.
• Providing solutions to technical problems and input to provide factual and interpretative reports throughout the lifecycle of a project.

What you’ll bring

• Knowledge of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) as well as flood risk and drainage policy in the UK
• Proven track record in project management, delivering projects to scope, programme, and budget.
• Skilled in the use of hydraulic modelling software packages such as Flood Modeller Pro and TUFLOW. Experience in Infoworks ICM beneficial but not essential.
• Experience in hydrological analysis using Flood Estimation Handbook techniques and associated software packages, such as ReFH2 and WINFAP.
• Enthusiasm for mentoring junior team members and sharing knowledge and experience with others.
• Experience in the production of Environmental Statement chapters and knowledge of the Water Framework Directive will be of benefit.
• Skills and knowledge in drainage strategy and Sustainable Drainage Systems is desirable.
• Strong capability in using GIS software (QGIS) and the Microsoft Office suite. Experience in using Civils 3D would be beneficial but not essential.
• The ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues throughout the Company, clients, and suppliers.

What we offer:

Empowering you to be your most authentic self

• Competitive Salary
• Pension – BWB matches 5% of your salary into your pension to help save for the future
• 25 days holiday with the option to purchase more
• Life Assurance 4 x salary
• Wellbeing support – qualified confidential support through Westfield Health
• Healthcare cash plan
• Driving your own experience

• Values driven culture
• Hybrid working
• Access to personalised fully funded Learning & Development opportunities
• Charterships
• Paid professional subscriptions
• Perkbox - Access to exclusive savings, discounts, free advice and benefits
• Cycle to Work
• Paid volunteering days
• Regular social events
• Long service reward scheme

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be your best - please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.