Senior Hydrologist

Overview

Senior Hydrologist within the Water Civil Engineering team, bridging junior staff and the Principal Hydrologist to deliver hydrology outputs and sign-off. You apply standard methods (FEH, Flood Modeller Pro, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, etc.) across pre-planning to construction, supporting flood risk assessments and drainage design. You help shape hydrological strategies on multi-disciplinary projects and contribute to a sustainable built environment. You will work across multiple offices with scope to mentor and lead technically.

Pay / Benefits

• Agile working
• Career and Professional Development
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities
• 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy up to 5 days
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan
• Stakeholder pension’,’Professional subscriptions’,’Employee Discount Scheme’,’Eyecare Scheme’,’Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Undertake hydrological and flood hydraulic simulations and provide model outputs and analysis
• Apply FEH and standard methodologies to support design, river engineering, restoration and flood alleviation schemes
• Run Flood Risk Assessments, bespoke hydrological assessments, drainage design and hydraulic modelling using industry tools
• Support the team in software use, advanced modelling, and delivering client scope
• Analyze data sets to identify trends, correlations and anomalies
• Maintain CPD plans per institutional requirements to stay current
• Ensure compliance with security, H&S, sustainability and social value standards

Key requirements

• BSc/BEng/MSc/MEng in hydrology or related field
• Chartered member of CIWEM/ICE or equivalent with 2–4 years post-qualification experience
• Strong knowledge of hydrology and flood risk with FEH experience
• Experience in hydraulic modelling and design using Flood Modeller Pro, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, WINFAP 5, ReFH 2, Low flows 2
• Experience in managing bespoke hydrological assessments, drainage design and strategy
• Experience supervising and reviewing technical work within a team
• Understanding of land development, planning processes and UK legislation
• Strong CAD and GIS skills (Arc, MapInfo, QGIS)
• Good project management skills and EIA experience

• Strong communication and collaboration
• Problem-solving mindset
• Mentoring and leadership ability
• FEH and standard hydrology methodologies
• Flood modelling software: Flood Modeller Pro, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, WINFAP 5
• ReFH 2, Low flows 2

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