Does being at the leading edge within Oxford, the City of dreaming spires, with its beautiful architecture, history and culture sound exciting? A fantastic opportunity has become available to join Oxford City Council and play a key role in reducing, managing and mitigating flood risk in Oxford.
We are looking for a dynamic, pragmatic, solutions-focused and partner-orientated professional to join our Environmental Quality team. You will be the Principal Flood Mitigation Officer for Oxford City Council, working in the Environmental Quality team, part of Environmental Sustainability.
This is a great opportunity to work with a range of Council services, private developers and partners to deliver the Council’s responsibilities on flood management and provides opportunities to work with a range of stakeholders and partners to reduce the risk of flooding in Oxford.
Your primary responsibility will be to review and provide technical and specialist advice on flood risk management, sustainable drainage systems and flood risk assessment in relation to planning applications and consented developments within the city boundaries.
A key element of the work is to support partnership work with stakeholders to deliver flood protection, management and mitigation, and to advise and educate in order to manage flood risk.
You will be responsible for coaching and contributing to the professional development of an Environmental Sustainability Support Officer within the team, as well as providing oversight of their work.
What Hybrid looks like in this role: Typically you will spend one day a week in our Town Hall offices the rest of the time you will be working from home. You will be required to attend site visits and Meetings when required.
Currently we have one role available, a Senior Flood Mitigation Officer with a career path to move into a Principal Flood Mitigation Officer role in the future. Alternatively if you have the relevant skill and experience you can apply for the Principal Flood Mitigation Officer role. Please state which role you would like to apply for in your supporting statement.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact James Barlow at [email protected] or Tina Mould at [email protected]