Flood Resilience Manager

Flood Resilience Manager

Contract – Temporary until 31 December 2026 with potential to extend
Pay Rate – £34.99 per hour
Hours – Full time, 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm)
Start Date – Immediate
Work Schedule – Mix of office working, site visits and remote working
Office Location – Buckinghamshire Council, Walton Street, Aylesbury HP20 1UA

Pertemps is proud to be recruiting on behalf of Buckinghamshire Council for an experienced Flood Resilience Manager to lead a high-profile service delivering critical flood risk management and resilience programmes across the county. 

About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity for a talented manager to lead a specialist service responsible for flood resilience, sustainable drainage, and flood capital programme delivery across Buckinghamshire.

While experience within flood risk management, drainage, environmental services or resilience is highly desirable, the key requirement for this role is proven people leadership. The successful candidate will lead a team of approximately 16 staff, including 3 direct reports, driving performance, managing priorities, and ensuring effective service delivery.

The role sits within a politically sensitive environment and will involve working closely with senior officers, elected members, Scrutiny Committees and Cabinet Members, requiring excellent stakeholder management, communication and political awareness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team delivering flood resilience and flood risk management services.
• Provide strategic leadership across service planning, performance, budgets and project delivery.
• Manage and develop three direct reports and support the wider team to achieve service objectives.
• Present reports, recommendations and updates to senior stakeholders, Scrutiny Committees and Cabinet Members.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal departments, external agencies, contractors and community stakeholders.
• Oversee programme and project delivery, ensuring work is completed to timescales, budgets and required standards.
• Manage politically sensitive and high-profile issues professionally and effectively.
• Support service improvements, innovation and long-term resilience planning.

About You
We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience managing and leading teams within a Local Authority setting
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and operating within a politically aware environment
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop others
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including presenting to senior decision-makers
• Experience delivering programmes, projects, budgets and service improvements
• The ability to manage competing priorities and provide strategic direction

Desirable

• Flood risk management, drainage, environmental, resilience or infrastructure experience
• Experience working with elected members and political decision-making processes
• Professional qualifications or degree in a relevant discipline.

Additional Requirements

• Full UK driving licence
• Access to a vehicle with business-use insurance
• Ability to undertake occasional site visits and attend meetings across Buckinghamshire

Why Apply?
This is a unique opportunity to join Buckinghamshire Council in a senior leadership role where you will have genuine influence over the delivery of key flood resilience and environmental programmes, while leading an established team and working with senior stakeholders across the organisation. Joining Buckinghamshire Council means becoming part of an organisation that values being Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative, and Trustworthy. You can expect:

• A supportive and inclusive culture
• Opportunities to contribute meaningfully to your community
• Access to health and wellbeing initiatives
• Career development and training opportunities
• A welcoming team environment with regular social and charity events

As a flexible employee of Pertemps, one of the UK’s largest independent recruitment agencies, you’ll benefit from professional support and a trusted partnership approach.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as the Council is looking to appoint quickly and the successful candidate will be expected to start ASAP.

Ready to apply?
Submit your application online today – we’re reviewing applications as they come in, so don’t delay.
For further details, contact Pertemps Aylesbury and ask for the Buckinghamshire Council team.

We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.