Senior Flood And Climate Resilience Officer

This role has a starting salary of £34,346 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

We are excited to be hiring a Senior Flood and Climate Resilience Officer to join our fantastic Flood and Climate Resilience team based in Guildford. Your role will be part of an enthusiastic team that delivers a programme of projects to reduce flood risk across the county. This is a hybrid role with a mix of home, office or site work as best suited to deliver the requirements of the projects you will be working on.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

The Environment Service is responsible for delivering Surrey County Council's (SCC) climate change, greener futures and flood risk management aspirations. The Flood and Climate Resilience team hold the County Councils duties as Lead Local Flood Authority.

Flood and Climate Resilience is split into three teams covering the main areas of flood risk work. The team has recently grown to approximately 20 members. These include:

Strategy and Partnerships Team - Responsible for maintaining the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, carrying out investigations into flood incidents and coordinating SCC's flood work with communities.Planning and Consenting Team - Responsible for providing the statutory consultation responses for major planning applications, assessing and determining applications for consent to change ordinary watercourses and providing pre-application advice to developers and the public.Infrastructure and Programming Team - Responsible for shaping and delivering a programme of flood risk interventions and infrastructure to reduce flood risk and protect our communities.About the Role

This position is key to developing and delivering projects to reduce flood risk for residents in Surrey. To do this you will investigate areas at higher risk to understand the flood mechanisms at play in the catchment. By conducting site visits, desk studies and collaborating with the wider team and partners you will prepare business cases for approval. Once projects are approved you will be part of the delivery team. You will liaise with residents, contractors, the Environment Agency, Districts and Borough Councils.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Knowledge and understanding of managing flood risk or drainage
• Experience of project management principles
• Experience of working with the public or residents
• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders/contractors
• Ability to work on own initiative with solution focused problem solving skills
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Office. Knowledge of GIS mapping tools would be preferred but training can be provided
• A full UK driving license

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 25/02/2024 with interviews planned for early March.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.