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Leading the flood risk team (and temporarily the ecology service) at the Council and delivering the duties and responsibilities of the Flood and Water Management Act 1991, Land Drainage Act 1991, Coast Protection Act 1949, Reservoir Act 1975 and the Environment Act 2021.Managing a high work load, with tight statutory deadlines and limited resources.Leading on grant application and funding bids.Developing and delivering a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy for North Somerset after gaining consensus from partner organisations, Councillors and local communities.Creating a Flood Risk Partnership consisting of RMAs to enable partnership delivery of the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.Representing the authority on the Bristol Avon Catchment Partnership, Severn Estuary Partnership, chairing the North Somerset Levels and Moors Partnership, chairing the Association of Severn Estuary Relevant Authorities, and vice chair of Severn Estuary Partnership and Severn Estuary Coastal Group. Briefing Councillors for their attendance at Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee and the Devon and Severn Inland Fisheries and Conservation Authority.Briefing Councillors and presenting at Committees regarding delivery of national and local policy.Management of a statutory reservoir under the Reservoir Act 1975.Providing flood risk technical advice and support to the local planning authority, including being an expert witness during planning appeals.Leading on the improvement and repair of Victorian flood defenses along the North Somerset Coast.Obtaining funding and delivering natural flood management and property level flood resilience across the district.Delivering a beach management plan for Weston-super-Mare, working with the Environmental Agency and Natural England to achieve the desired outcomes after a habitat regulations assessment.

Highbridge

Assessing flood risk assessments associated with planning applications and associated sustainable drainage proposals across multiple local planning authorities working to tight deadlines with a high work load.Representing the interests of the authority in the Delivery of Hinkley Point C and the associated connection project, Bridgwater Tidal Barrage and the new MetroWest rail line. Ensuring that there are limited impacts on the aquatic environment and water quality.Consenting works under the Land Drainage Act 1991 and associated byelaws, including assessing applications for modifications of watercourses and the introduction of additional flow and structures.Leading on enforcement, including policy and procedures writing and providing technical support during prosecutions.Delivering local plan and strategic planning representations including attendance at local plan hearing sessions to provide representation.Working with landowners, the Environment Agency and eNGOs for the delivery of nature based solutions across the Somerset Levels and Moors.Presenting at Internal Drainage Board Meetings and briefing Board Members on topics such as nutrient neutrality on the Somerset Levels.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Managed a small team that delivered the responsibilities of the Land Drainage Act 1991.Assessed flood risk assessments and sustainable drainage for several major growth sites around Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire.Represented the authority on the Cam Catchment Partnership.Progressed Flood Defence Grant in Aid applications for the retrofit of sustainable drainage and property level flood resilience measures.Led on the design and retrofitting of sustainable drainage in public spaces in Cambridge.Authored highly regarded local plan policies and created an evidence base for Cambridge.Presented at various national and international conferences for CIWEM, CIRIA, ICE, RTPI and Landscape Institute.Provided professional training on Sustainable Drainage for the Landscape Institute.Provided oral evidence on Sustainable Drainage Systems to the All Party Parliamentary Water Group at the House of Commons.

Haverhill

Assessed flood risk assessments and sustainable drainage for several major growth sites around Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire, including Eddington, Europes largest rainwater harvesting scheme.Authored and managed multi-discipline technical input towards ‘Hobson’s Brook corridor 10-year vision’ for Cambridge City Council and Hobson’s Conduit Trust.Was the main author of Cambridgeshire’s County Council Flood and Water Supplementary Planning Document.

Cambridge SuDS Design and Adoption Guide; contributed to and technical lead for Cambridge City on the double award-winning guidance (Landscape Institute).Assessed flood risk assessments and sustainable drainage for several major growth sites around Cambridge.Cambridge and Milton Surface Water Management Plan, obtained funding for the plan, contributed to the writing of plan, assessed the final plan, successfully applied jointly for flood defence grant in aid and progressed to onsite retrofits to reduce flooding and keeping water out of the combined sewer system.The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment for Cambridge; contributed to the technical content and was part of the steering group.Water Cycle Strategy for the Cambridge sub-region; contributed to the technical content and was part of the steering group.Authored various site-specific flood risk assessments.Undertook flood investigations and various flood risk management activities, working with local communities that had been flooded.Provided expert advice as Engineer to Hobson’s Conduit Trust on the physical management of a chalk stream, including delivering improvement schemes and projects.Redesigned and embarked on onsite contract management of Byron’s Pool fish pass.

Designing sustainable drainage systems including:School in Ruislip, designed an extensive sustainable drainage scheme, including permeable and pavements with attenuated sub-base collecting discharge from green roofs to manage flows and water quality. Land drainage into swales and a permanent wet pond before discharging into a sensitive watercourse. Authored flood risk assessment for approval by the Environment Agency.Small apartment development Hampton, utilised permeable paving and cellular storage before discharging into the river Thames.Community Sports and Leisure Centre, SUDS scheme that utilised permeable paving and cellular attenuation storage combined with rainwater harvesting and part infiltration, managing water quality and quantity.Designed and rehabilitated surface water management/infiltration systems and foul drainage systems for retail, office and residential developments including Marks and Spencer, and Tesco.Applied to various bodies and statutory authorities for approvals and permission as required, including Planning Permission, Building Regulations, and Environment Agency approval amongst others.Developed conditional surveys of existing structures and associated landscaping, providing detailed information on the current condition including repair schedules and the production of reports.Undertook contract management and site supervision and provided advice to contractors to ensure adherence to program, contract documentation and specifications.Prepared feasibility documentation and designs, tender documentation, specifications and risk assessments.Arranged and coordinated on-site surveys by external organisations.Originated value engineering exercises to ensure project budgets are met.Authored procedures and ensured compliance with Quality Assurance to ISO 9001 and Environmental Management ISO 14001.Created the company’s Environmental, Ethical, Information Security policies.