Summary
Neil Nutt is a chartered civil engineer with 15 years’ experience specialising in river and flood risk management across the UK, currently a Senior Associate at Mott MacDonald. He combines hands-on hydraulic and hydrological modelling (1D/2D, FEH, HEC-RAS, ISIS/TUFLOW) with project delivery skills including contract supervision, business development and economic appraisal of flood schemes. His work spans policy-led assessments (TAN15, SPP, NPPF), natural flood management, river restoration and delivery of compensatory storage and flood defence consents. Neil founded Open Hydrology to promote open-source tools for practicing hydrologists, reflecting an interest in reproducible, data-driven engineering and bespoke GIS systems (PostGIS, QGIS, ArcGIS). He has a track record of leading multi-disciplinary teams and large data-driven studies for public and private clients, and is adept at turning complex environmental constraints into practical, consentable solutions. Trained at the University of Edinburgh and chartered since 2011, he brings technical depth plus a pragmatic focus on deliverability and stakeholder engagement.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
MEng (1st) Civil Engineering, MEng (1st) Civil Engineering at The University of Edinburgh
A-Levels (3As) Maths Physics and Biology, A-Levels (3As) Maths Physics and Biology at Friends School Lisburn