Graduate (Flooding)

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Our Graduate Scheme is designed to give you a positive start to your career in local government.  You will be mainly based in the Flooding Team in Falkirk Stadium but as a Hybrid Worker will also work from home.

You will provide support and assistance to the Flooding Team, by providing a full range of flood risk management services for the flooding capital and revenue programmes. You will gain experience in a range of areas of work and will be required to:

• Assist in the design and contract preparation of flood schemes.
• Prepare scheme estimates and feasibility reports for internal and external clients.
• Communicate with internal services and outside agencies in relation to projects.
• Deal with enquiries from the general public and external stakeholders on flood related matters.

You will have an HND or above in civil engineering, environmental management, geology or other recognised relevant subject.

We look for core skills for all our graduate posts which are:

• Good written and spoken communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Organisation skills
• Project management experience
• Report writing experience
• Team working experience
• Computer skills including use of Microsoft 365
• Ability to use your initiative and organise your own workload

This could be gained through volunteering, internships or student honours projects as well as from previous employment. 

We’ll also be looking for you to meet the following desirable criteria, specific to the post:

• General knowledge/understanding of water modelling.
• Experience using GIS/ESRI/ArcGIS packages.
• Understanding of water treatment and applications.
• Understanding of nature-based solutions to flooding.
• Understanding of sustainable urban drainage systems (SUD’s) principles and applications.

For our graduate scheme, it’s desirable for you to have graduated in the last 2 years.  If you meet any of the additional desirable criteria below your application will be given priority:

• Care Experienced
• Live in Falkirk Council area
• Currently unemployed/employed for less than 16 hours per week
• Not working in the professional area you are applying for

You will sometimes be required to travel to sites or meetings at other premises and in connection with work activities. A full driving licence is desirable (Pool cars are available).

The graduate programme is designed to give you a broad and diverse experience of how Falkirk works, where you can contribute to the delivery of our vision and values.
Your duties and job roles will vary during your programme.

This post is temporary until August 2026 to cover a temporary project.

Please see the attached job profile and information pack. This post will start in August 2024.