Associate Director – Water & Flood Risk

📍 London (Hybrid Working)

💰 £75,000 - £95,000 + Excellent Benefits Package

An award-winning multidisciplinary consultancy is seeking an experienced Associate Director to lead and grow its Water & Flood Risk team in London.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong and commercially minded professional to play a key leadership role within a highly respected business, delivering flood risk, drainage and water management solutions across a diverse portfolio of development projects.

Working alongside senior leadership, you will help shape the future of the discipline, drive business growth, mentor technical teams and provide expert advice to both public and private sector clients.

The Role

As Associate Director, you will:

• Lead and manage a growing team of Water & Flood Risk specialists
• Oversee the successful delivery of multiple projects across a variety of sectors
• Provide technical leadership in flood risk, drainage and hydraulic modelling
• Act as Project Manager, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Build and maintain strong client relationships
• Support planning appeals, public inquiries and expert witness activities
• Review technical outputs and maintain high quality standards
• Drive business development, tender submissions and client growth opportunities
• Mentor and develop engineers and consultants across the team
• Contribute to strategic planning and operational management of the discipline

About You

You will have:

• 10+ years' consultancy experience within flood risk and drainage
• A degree in Civil Engineering, Geography, Environmental Science or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of UK planning policy, flood risk legislation and drainage design
• Experience delivering Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategies and hydraulic modelling studies
• Proven success obtaining approvals from Local Planning Authorities, LLFAs and the Environment Agency
• Strong commercial awareness and project management experience
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Chartered status (CEng, C.WEM or equivalent)
• Master's degree in a relevant discipline
• Experience with Nutrient Neutrality, Water Neutrality and Environmental Impact Assessments
• Industry profile through publications, presentations or technical leadership
• Experience influencing policy, standards or best practice

What's On Offer?

• £75,000 - £95,000 salary depending on experience
• Performance-related bonus
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Professional membership fees paid
• EV salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Structured career progression and leadership development
• Ongoing CPD, mentoring and technical training
• Inclusive, collaborative and supportive working environment

If you're looking for a senior leadership opportunity where you can influence strategy, develop teams and work on some of the UK's most challenging water and flood risk projects, we'd love to hear from you.