Senior Engineer - Flood Management
Waverley Court

Salary: £44,257 - £52,373
Hours: 36 per week

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer within the Flood Management team, based normally at Waverley Court in Edinburgh, but currently hybrid working between home and the office.

The role will include a varied mix of operational and strategic aspects, reflecting the Council's interesting remit in relation to flooding.

• Operationally, we own/inspect/maintain reservoirs, coast and flood protection schemes - and the role will include improving our inventory and inspection records using GIS and asset management systems, and also the coordination of the team's emergency flood response.
• Strategically, we review flood risk arising from planning applications (in conjunction with an external consultant), develop flood studies, advise internal Council teams on SuDS design and maintenance, and undertake intervention works to reduce flood risk across the city. Over the coming year, we will develop our Coastal Change Adaptation Plan, and in conjunction with colleagues decide on the future of Edinburgh's coastal development in response to sea level rise and coastal erosion.

Due to the existing knowledge within the team, and collaborative working with external consultants, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to express some preference in relation to work tasks.

This vacancy has arisen as a result of Edinburgh's commitment to improving the city's resilience to flooding, and a growing team to reflect this commitment. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to undertake this challenging but highly rewarding role. The successful candidates must have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of a local authority's remit in relation to flood management, but be motivated to continually drive improvement in this area. Candidates should also have demonstrable experience of leading teams to achieve similar goals.

The post holders will be required to pro-actively develop and maintain effective relationships with a diverse range of people and organisations. Contacts will include senior colleagues across the Council, SEPA, Scottish Water, internal clients, elected members, external contractors and consultants, and the general public.

Full information is given in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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