Are you passionate about making a real difference in flood risk management? This is an exciting opportunity to join Cambridgeshire County Council’s Flood Risk Team, where we coordinate the Council’s responsibilities as a Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA). We are looking for a Senior Flood Risk Officer to help enhance the delivery of our LLFA functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Review planning applications to ensure they do not increase flood risk and provide comments to local authorities.
- Lead investigations into flood incidents and use findings to initiate and manage flood risk management projects.
- Play a key role in the watercourse consenting and enforcement processes, ensuring compliance with the Land Drainage Act 1991 to protect and maintain watercourses.
- Investigate flooding incidents to establish whether relevant authorities performed their duties.
- Investigate potential breaches to the Land Drainage Act 1991 and determine the need for enforcement action.
- Process and determine applications for consent under the Land Drainage Act 1991.
- Use project management skills to assist with the development and delivery of flood risk management schemes.
Skills and Experience
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to translate technical information clearly.
- Ability to work flexibly and effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Confident in holding difficult conversations, balancing technical requirements with sensitivity and professionalism.
- Experience reviewing planning applications or managing flood risk.
- Knowledge of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, Land Drainage Act 1991 and Cambridgeshire’s Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
Why Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population; it offers an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network “IDEAL” and self‑organised peer support groups, helps us foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
Benefits
- Annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.
- A comprehensive wellbeing package that can also be accessed by your family.
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro‑rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme.
- Take bank holidays flexibly.
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings.
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth.
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day.
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards.
- An Our Cambs Rewards account with in‑store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes.
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