Emily Clarke Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Seconded into Anglian Water's @one Alliance

I joined the Midlands hub to develop our business plan and grow our business in theEast of England working with Local Authorities. I provide expertise and guidance for flood and coastal management,specialising in flood risk management within the Water Industry.. I work across the Flood, Coastal and Maritimeand the Utilities departments to bridge the gap between the flood risk managementand water industry sectors.I am also seconded part time into the Environment Agency as a Strategic Senior User. I work as part of the River Severn Climate Resilience Strategy and Adaptation Pathways Pilot project team.

I joined Water UK to lead on their climate resilience workstreams. My mainresponsibilities included leading on the implementation of Drainage andWastewater Management Plans, sewer network blockages, water efficiency, waterresources, flooding and climate resilience.I led on consultation responses for the workstreams above. This included theNational Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) Call for evidence on Surface WaterFlooding Study in December 2021 and the Defra Call for evidence onproblematic plastics (including wet wipes) in February 2022. I managed the Fine to Flush accreditation for wet wipes, which encourages manufacturers to use more environmentally friendly materials in their wet wipes, that more easily break down in sewer networks, lowering the risk of blockages and pollutions. I’m pleased to have approved the 100th accreditation for the scheme. I contributed technical input towards both the national blockages and water efficiency campaigns.

I joined Anglian Water (AW) to write the successful PR19 business case forpartnership funding, securing a £12.1m Programme approved by Oftwat in 2019. AsProgramme Manager for the Partnership Funding Programme (PFP), the roleinvolved building and maintaining strong partnerships and extensive engagementwith our Flood Risk Management (FRM) partners across East Anglia. I workedalongside FRM partners developing schemes ranging from property flood resilienceand retrofit rain garden projects to multimillion pound fluvial and coastal schemes,to secure maximum benefits for our assets and our customers. Leading on internaland external partnership FRM schemes, I provided collaborative and coordinatedlinks across our region with the Environment Agency, Local Councils and InternalDrainage Boards, as well as liaising across our border with other water companies. I also assisted with engagement and collaboration workshops for Anglian's Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan. I developed the AW funding application and benefits assessment process, and I looked into assessing the wider environmental benefits (such as water quality improvements and carbon reduction). I managed all incoming funding applications, including associated datasets and modelling outputs. I actively contributed towards developing EU, Defra and Ofwat innovation funding proposals for partnership schemes as well as inputting into flood risk related policy consultations. I led on producing technical update papers for several internal groups including senior leaders and was responsible for the flood partnerships AMP7 performance commitment, including performance reporting and annual audits. I represented Anglian Water at various regional and national working groups.

Cambridgeshire

- Assessing ordinary watercourse consent applications for strategic sites and large projects including leading on the North West Cambridge development as well as the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme- Provided technical review of ordinary watercourse consent applications prior to management sign off- Undertook section 19 (FWMA 2010) flood investigations- Reviewed and updated the criteria for s19 reporting- Organised post flood event drop ins for affected communities- Provided advice and guidance on flood risk to local residents- Provided training and development to team members, acting as a mentor to junior staff- Developed and maintained excellent relationships with internal teams such as our Highways colleagues, as well as external relationships with our District and City Councils, local Internal Drainage Boards, Anglian Water and the Environment Agency- Developed and implemented projects in the medium term plan- Sat on the local levy pipeline delivery group- Developed and implemented proposals for the local levy pipeline - Coordinated the Cambridgeshire Flood Risk Management Partnership- Coordinated the Anglian Region Lead Local Flood Authority meetings- Attended the Anglian Northern and Central Regional Flood and Coastal Committees

During a temporary contract at the Environment Agency, I gained experience in three teams:Partnerships and Strategic Overview (PSO) teamSustainable PlacesFlood ResilienceIn the PSO team my role included:- Reviewing flood risk assessments, providing advice and commenting on planning applications - Using GIS skills to provide data requests to our customers- Providing support to senior team members on projects - Assessing applications for flood defence consents For three months, I volunteered to assist in the Sustainable Places team for half the week to help cover staff vacancies. During this time, I ensured that I continued to work to a high standard within the PSO team. My role within Sustainable Places included:- Logging consultations from our local Councils- Consulting and coordinating the responses of internal teams at the Environment Agency- Training new staff members before returning full time to the PSO teamIn the Flood Resilience team, my role included:- Maintaining and improving Floodline Warnings Direct- Preparing for and attending flood surgeries - Planning and delivering incident support officer training- Managing the incident response databaseI very much enjoyed my time working at the Environment Agency.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

I worked part time at Waitrose whilst finishing school and throughout my undergraduate degree and first Masters degree. As a Team Leader, I oversaw the customer services and checkout department during my shifts. I developed my customer relations, organisation and leadership skills throughout my time at Waitrose and welcomed taking on new responsibilities. I was responsible for training new staff members within our department, developing and implementing training plans to ensure a smooth transition. These training plans were extremely successful and a manager from another department took these training plans and implemented them in another Waitrose store. I was also responsible for managing the Christmas orders for three years ensuring hundreds of customers were able to collect their Christmas meats and trimmings on time. The responsibility had previously only been given to management level employees however I accepted the challenge and was personally thanked by the Branch Manager for dedication and excellent service.

Master Of Science (Msc), Flood And Coastal Engineering, Merit

Master Of Science (Msc), Environmental And Energy Engineering, Merit

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Geography And Geology, 2:1