Job Description
Who We re Looking For
We re keen to speak with experienced Flood Risk and Drainage professionals who enjoy working as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team to help take development projects through the planning process.
Your current job title isn t critical.
What matters is that you have a relevant degree and have already built solid industry experience, giving you a strong understanding of Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategy and design, and how these sit within the wider planning and development landscape.
Above all, we re looking for someone who genuinely cares about the work they do someone with curiosity, energy and a desire to keep progressing.
The Role
This is a varied and rewarding opportunity to take a lead role in flood risk and drainage inputs on a wide range of development projects, supported by senior colleagues and a wider team of civil engineers, transport planners and technicians.
You ll work closely with colleagues across transport planning and development infrastructure disciplines, helping to deliver coordinated, practical and commercially aware solutions in line with agreed programmes and budgets.
Projects you ll be involved in include:
Why Join Us?
You ll be joining one of the largest specialist development planning and infrastructure consultancies in the region, with a large team of engineers, planners and technicians. The business is proudly rooted in the South West, with strong ties to Exeter and the surrounding area.
The region itself offers a brilliant quality of life vibrant university cities alongside outstanding countryside, national parks, world-heritage coastline and some of the UK s best outdoor lifestyle opportunities.
The Exeter office is modern, well connected and designed for collaboration, with excellent access by foot, bike, public transport and road. At the same time, the company fully embraces hybrid working, giving flexibility to balance office, site and home working.
This is a partnership business that believes in sharing success. Everyone is eligible for a quarterly profit-related bonus, which is genuinely rare in the industry.
Culture & Benefits
This organisation is proud of its inclusive, people-first culture, with a strong focus on wellbeing, flexibility and long-term careers.
Benefits include:
If you re a Flood Risk & Drainage professional looking for interesting projects, long-term progression, genuine flexibility and a culture where people are valued, this is a standout opportunity.
We re keen to speak with experienced Flood Risk and Drainage professionals who enjoy working as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team to help take development projects through the planning process.
Your current job title isn t critical.
What matters is that you have a relevant degree and have already built solid industry experience, giving you a strong understanding of Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategy and design, and how these sit within the wider planning and development landscape.
Above all, we re looking for someone who genuinely cares about the work they do someone with curiosity, energy and a desire to keep progressing.
The Role
This is a varied and rewarding opportunity to take a lead role in flood risk and drainage inputs on a wide range of development projects, supported by senior colleagues and a wider team of civil engineers, transport planners and technicians.
You ll work closely with colleagues across transport planning and development infrastructure disciplines, helping to deliver coordinated, practical and commercially aware solutions in line with agreed programmes and budgets.
Projects you ll be involved in include:
- Major mixed-use urban extensions across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset
- City-centre regeneration schemes in Exeter, Plymouth and Bristol
- New employment land and strategic development sites
- Leisure, tourism and destination-led developments
- Renewable energy and battery storage facilities
- Retirement living schemes across the UK
- Affordable housing and rural employment sites supporting local economies
Why Join Us?
You ll be joining one of the largest specialist development planning and infrastructure consultancies in the region, with a large team of engineers, planners and technicians. The business is proudly rooted in the South West, with strong ties to Exeter and the surrounding area.
The region itself offers a brilliant quality of life vibrant university cities alongside outstanding countryside, national parks, world-heritage coastline and some of the UK s best outdoor lifestyle opportunities.
The Exeter office is modern, well connected and designed for collaboration, with excellent access by foot, bike, public transport and road. At the same time, the company fully embraces hybrid working, giving flexibility to balance office, site and home working.
This is a partnership business that believes in sharing success. Everyone is eligible for a quarterly profit-related bonus, which is genuinely rare in the industry.
Culture & Benefits
This organisation is proud of its inclusive, people-first culture, with a strong focus on wellbeing, flexibility and long-term careers.
Benefits include:
- ICE-accredited training scheme
- Full support toward IEng and CEng
- Contributions to a Group Personal Pension
- Life cover
- Membership of a group health scheme
- Flexible benefits pot (cycle-to-work, gym membership, medical screening, additional insurance and more)
- Payment of two professional institution subscriptions
- Quarterly profit-related bonus scheme for all staff
If you re a Flood Risk & Drainage professional looking for interesting projects, long-term progression, genuine flexibility and a culture where people are valued, this is a standout opportunity.
About Girling Jones Ltd