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Flood Resilience Engineer
Designs infrastructure that protects cities from increasingly severe flooding
£45k–£90k Climate-driven
What it involves
Engineers drainage systems, flood barriers and sustainable urban drainage that manage extreme rainfall events made more frequent and severe by climate change.
Skills & knowledge needed
Hydraulic engineeringClimate modellingCivil engineeringGISProject management
Why it's emerging now
Extreme flooding events are increasing in frequency — cities are investing heavily in resilient infrastructure.
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