Multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental management company JBA Consulting take on placement students to help their flood risk management project team.
JBA Consulting take on student placements at their offices across the country in order to provide project support. This increases the capacity of the team to get more work done while providing the opportunity for full-time employees to get experience in managerial roles.
Zoe Parsons, a University of Brighton Geography BSc student, is currently on placement at JBA Consulting in Hayward’s Heath.
Working as a Technician, Zoe is using Geographic Information Systems technology to assist the JBA team in the area of flood risk management.
The company has been undertaking flood risk modelling for the River Medway, and Zoe has been able to work with them on this project.