Job Description

About the team we are recruiting to

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.


Coventry is a city that is changing fast - and we're looking for skilled people to join our team and help take us into a bright new future. We are a city that is going places - with an inspiring, world-famous history and exciting times ahead.


Coventry is a great place to live and work and it's getting even better - and having the right infrastructure is vital.


That's why we are looking for people who are passionate, dedicated people who, like us, are determined to make real, positive change to Coventry.


We have 887km of carriageways made up of 89km of A roads, 69km of B roads, 64km of C roads and 655km of Unclassified roads.

2161km of footways, footpaths and cycleways. 300 structures, including subways, retaining walls, culverts, gantries and rights of way structures. 33,000 street lighting columns, 4,000 lit traffic signs and beacons and 1,500 lit traffic bollards. 44,000 drainage gullies. 127 signal controlled junctions, 98 pedestrian crossings, and 115 school patrol flashing lights.

We know how hard our people work in our Highways, Traffic and Transportation Teams, and what it means to have a great manager who makes the time to say 'thank you'. So, with us, your work will always be appreciated and recognised.


We also know that to recruit passionate, dedicated staff in Highways, Traffic and Transportation where there's simply more demand than available resource, we show our appreciation in other, more tangible ways, too - to make Coventry City Council an attractive place to work in terms of the benefits.


What is the job role?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team. In this exciting role, you will help in shaping and delivering Coventry's Flood Risk and Drainage Development Management Service to support our ambition to be a top ten city where everybody can share in the benefits of sustainable growth.


You will support the Flood Risk Manager in the following key areas; deal with day to day review and regulation of planning applications to be compliant with national and local standards together with policy. Aligned to our vision, the successful applicant will promote and deliver sustainable development across Coventry.


This post provides a sustainable career opportunity to work within a forward thinking Flood Risk Management and Drainage team, for which Coventry is recognised.


Who are we looking for?

Key to this role will be a knowledge of design standards to conduct technical reviews of new residential and commercial development projects at all stage of planning, regulation, construction and adoption.


A working knowledge of relevant planning and technical guidance such as the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), CIRIA SuDS Design Manual, Sewer Sector Guidance is essential.


You will provide clear guidance to developers to deliver compliant and sustainable development, with guidance on design for flood resilience, reviewing flood risk assessments, surface water drainage systems, SUDS integrating nature-based solutions and, where necessary reviewing outcomes of hydraulic modelling of watercourses.


Key is also an ability to work successfully with key partners, together with internal and external stakeholders to deliver sustainable development.


Within our team females and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented across our middle-management team, as a result we would like to encourage both women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds to apply for this post. This does not prevent any other applicants with a protected characteristic or a non-protected characteristic from applying.


If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

- As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

Members of the Armed Forces and veterans Are currently in care or have previously been in care If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.




About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.



At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.


To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.


If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies


Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.


Our Values are:


Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent. Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best. Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one. Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve. Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents. * Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.