Flood Risk Engagement and Project Manager

North Somerset's Flood Risk Team works with communities and partners to manage inland and coastal flood risk. We are seeking an experienced engagement and project management professional to lead community relationships and deliver practical projects across the district.

You will take projects from initial scoping through procurement, on-site delivery and handover. You will work independently, using initiative to make progress, coordinate people and resolve problems within agreed objectives, budgets and authority.

You will work within a multidisciplinary natural environment team, bringing together flood risk, ecology, landscape and green space expertise to benefit communities and nature.

Key responsibilities

• Lead inclusive community engagement, building relationships with residents, community groups, landowners and partners, and showing how feedback informs decisions.
• Explain project options and constraints clearly, handle sensitive discussions and keep communities informed about proposals, works and disruption.
• Develop project briefs, delivery plans and business cases, coordinating technical advice and defining scope, milestones and outcomes.
• Lead procurement with specialist colleagues, preparing requirements, supporting supplier selection and coordinating contractor appointment and mobilisation.
• Manage projects through delivery and handover, controlling budgets, risks, programmes, changes and reporting.
• Attend sites and liaise directly with contractors, coordinate access and site meetings, monitor progress and resolve delivery issues within authority.
• Coordinate safety, environmental, consent and technical requirements with competent specialists and maintain clear project and contract records.
• Support funding applications and claims, complete handover and maintenance arrangements, and assist with other flood risk duties appropriate to competence.
• The role requires site visits and occasional evening community meetings. Technical advice and training will support work beyond your existing expertise.

Essential criteria

• Practical experience of planning and leading community engagement, using inclusive methods and demonstrating outcomes.
• Strong project management experience, taking projects from planning through implementation and completion.
• Experience of procurement and managing contractor or supplier performance.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, prioritise competing demands and recognise when to escalate issues or obtain specialist advice.
• Clear written and verbal communication, effective partnership working and the ability to handle sensitive or challenging conversations.
• Experience of managing project budgets, forecasts, risks, programmes and records.
• Ability to coordinate activity on project sites and work effectively with contractors and technical specialists.
• Ability to meet the site travel and community meeting requirements of the role, with reasonable adjustments considered.
• Valid driving licence and own transport, or be able to provide alternative, suitable method of travel is an essential condition for this role.

For more information email Simon Bunn, Flood Risk Manager: [email protected] or call 01934 427 362.

Job reference: EATA0115

Closing date: 14 December 2026