Overview In this role you will lead delivery of complex flood risk projects, partnering with clients and cross-functional teams to meet objectives. You will shape programs, manage contracts and risk, and mentor junior managers while contributing to the firm’s mission of delivering high-impact outcomes. The opportunity sits within a busy UK regional context, offering exposure to a broad mix of interdisciplinary projects and growth across the flood risk domain.
Responsibilities - Lead delivery of projects and programs in flood risk management (including fluvial/coastal risk, erosion, SuDS, nature-based solutions)
- Manage project lifecycle from planning to delivery, ensuring client objectives are met
- Oversee contract management and governance under NEC PSC/ECC forms
- Provide leadership and mentorship to project teams
- Manage finances, project controls and reporting
- Ensure health, safety, quality and environmental management
- Coordinate with clients, stakeholders and partner organisations to build trusted relationships
- Resolve complex problems and translate them into deliverable solutions
- Plan and communicate across multiple work streams, including senior client stakeholders
- Develop teams for large projects and foster a growth mindset
Key requirements - Experience delivering projects/programmes in flood risk management or environmental sectors, typically 2m–15m
- Practical NEC contract management experience (PSC/ECC)
- Strong leadership and team development capabilities
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication with diverse client groups
- Strong problem-solving, analytical and numerical skills
- Ability to work under pressure and motivate others
- Planning and organizational skills with multi-stream coordination
- Experience managing contractors, consultants and other advisors on infrastructure projects
- Familiarity with public sector environmental/infrastructure contexts
- Delivery experience across development and/or delivery stages
- leadership
- stakeholder management
- problem solving
- NEC contract management suite (PSC and ECC)
- project controls and financial management
- multi-disciplinary team coordination
