This is a unique experience to join a high-profile dynamic project as the lead project officer that will shape a new vision and strategy to help reduce surface water flood risk for communities in London.
Surface water (flash) flooding is the greatest flood risk facing London. The risk is increasing due to the combined challenges of climate change, population growth and the loss of permeable landcover in the capital.
The London Surface Water Strategic Group was set up following severe flash flooding affecting the city in 2021. The Strategic Group is responsible for a programme of improvements to address this. It comprises senior-level representatives from London’s Lead Local Flood Authorities and other organisations with a flood risk management or strategic governance role.
This is an exciting and important new role that will deliver project outcomes for this group to ensure it meets its overall objectives.
Overall duties will include:
- Strategic leadership of short term workstreams across London
- Project management of consultants employed to deliver work
- Working closely with the Officer Group to enable delivery of the London Surface Water improvements plan
- Building relationships and engaging with the Strategic Group and external stakeholders
- Collating project recommendations to take forward and track progress against these
- Collating summaries of projects that are already in progress and working on separate stand-alone actions that the Group want to ensure are taken forward, such as developing a website for the group