Grace Beard

Flood Risk Consultant

Who is Grace Beard?

Grace is a Flood Risk Consultant within our Water & Flood Risk team. She joined Create in 2021 as a Graduate and has since progressed to her current position. Grace proactively contributes to the delivery of flood risk assessments, drainage design and SuDS documentation for a range of development projects across the UK. She supports the production of technical reports that support planning applications.


What does Grace bring to our team?

Grace brings a developing technical capability in flood risk and drainage, with growing experience in site-specific flood risk assessments, surface water management planning and SuDS strategy. She is developing proficiency in industry-standard software and applies a thorough, detail-oriented approach to her work. She is particularly adept at GIS-software and utilising data to enhance technical reports.


Outside of work

Grace enjoys long walks through the countryside, charcuterie boards and continuing her endeavours to locate the best pub in Britain.


Career Progression

  • 2022 – Promoted to Flood Risk Consultant
  • 2025 – Achieved MCIWEM (Member) status with The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
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Qualifications

  • MSc Environmental Science
  • BSc (Hons) Geography

Professional Associations

  • Member of The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (MCIWEM)