Assistant Project Manager (Flood and Water)

at  Suffolk County Council

REFERENCE: 17709

Suffolk County Council are looking for an Assistant Flood and Water Project Manager. We can offer you the opportunity to join an enthusiastic, dedicated team committed to reducing flood risk and supporting the Council’s priority to protect and enhance the environment. If you don’t currently have all the relevant skills and experience but can evidence the desire and ability to progress, we will fully support your training needs and career development.

As an Assistant Flood and Water Project Manager you will playing a key role in reducing flood risk for the people of Suffolk by:

• project managing small scale works, to reduce identified flood risk, managing partnership finance, contractors and liaising with partners and the public
• working collaboratively with agencies, developers, communities, businesses and landowners to continuously develop, update and improve the understanding of local flood risk and prioritise new project development
• carrying out statutory investigations of flood events and producing reports with recommendations for action
• collecting information of features / structures / drainage assets likely to have a significant effect on flood risk and contribute to the process of getting them in included on the flood risk asset register.