Senior Hydrologist

Overview

In this role you deliver robust hydrology solutions within SLR’s London-based water environment team, tackling flood risk and water management across diverse projects. You lead technical work, mentor colleagues, and foster strong client relationships to support sustainable developments. You’ll collaborate with cross-disciplinary experts to provide integrated environmental solutions and contribute to the team’s growth and technical excellence. This position offers hybrid working and opportunities to shape major infrastructure and development projects.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company pension scheme
• Comprehensive private healthcare and wellbeing support
• Travel and life insurance
• 25 days annual leave + flexible bank holidays
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs), Surface Water Drainage Strategies, and Water Environment chapters for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)
• Manage small to medium-sized projects through all delivery stages, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget targets
• Mentor and develop junior team members
• Serve as a key contact for clients, regulators and project teams
• Engage with regulators and stakeholders to align technical approaches and scope
• Prepare proposals, fee submissions and support business development
• Contribute to ongoing growth and technical excellence of the hydrology team
• Collaborate with drainage and flood risk engineers, hydrogeologists, geomorphologists and geochemists to deliver integrated solutions

Key requirements

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Hydrology, Geography, Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Proven experience delivering FRAs, Surface Water Drainage Strategies and water environment assessments for planning applications
• Experience managing projects, programmes and budgets
• Strong client liaison and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high technical standards
• Experience mentoring, supporting or supervising junior team members
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Client liaison
• Stakeholder engagement
• Mentoring
• Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs)
• Surface Water Drainage Strategies
• Water environment assessments

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