Consulting Engineers and Scientists

Andy GilbertBSc

During his undergraduate degree in Environmental Science at UEA Andy developed an interest in hydrology. He was lucky enough to be able to pursue this specialism further throughout an exchange year at the University of California in Davis, where he became integrally involved in a faculty-led project researching sustainable approaches to rehabilitate gravel bed rivers to support healthy runs of wild salmon, in California's Central Valley.

After graduation Andy joined Atkins' Rivers & Coastal division during which time he gained a comprehensive knowledge of the Flood Estimation Handbook. Further experience in the application of FEH techniques to flood estimation was obtained at Hyder Consulting through working on a range of Flood Risk/Consequence Assessments and EIAs, in accordance with appropriate planning policy and Environment Agency requirements. In addition Andy contributed to a variety of projects in the UK and Ireland, including: hydropower potential, groundwater yields, emergency planning, strategic development planning, and water feature surveys.

 

Since joining Edenvale Young in March 2010, Andy has been involved in a number of flood risk and flood forecasting projects, and has assisted with the development of Physically Realisable Transfer Function (PRTF) Rainfall Runoff Models for application to real-time flood forecasting.

 

 

Specific skills and experience that Andy can bring to bear include:

 

1. Comprehensive knowledge of FEH techniques for flood estimation in the UK.

 

2. Knowledge of relevant planning policies relating to flood risk (TAN15, SPP7, PPS25, PPS15(NI))

 

3. Assessment of flood risk with modelling software: HECRAS, ISIS, TUFLOW

 

4. Involved with the ongoing development of PRTF Rainfall Runoff models for application to flood forecasting

 

5. Experience of developing Direct Rainfall Models to assess surface water flood risk and inform SWMPs

 

 

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