Senior Hydraulic Modeller

Overview

In this role you will lead hydraulic modelling within our River and Coastal Management team, tackling UK projects from inception to delivery. You will collaborate across disciplines to support flood risk studies, river restoration, and major infrastructure schemes, while mentoring junior staff and helping shape fee proposals. The role offers hybrid working and frequent client-facing communication, with travel as needed. You will contribute to technical excellence and deliver high-quality solutions for sustainable development.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• agile and flexible working arrangements
• industry-leading training
• great projects
• supportive collaborative culture
• equal employment opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to multidisciplinary projects across river engineering and flood risk
• Develop and apply modelling methodologies aligned with client briefs and best practices
• Deliver flood studies within project time and cost constraints and self-review work
• Collaborate with teams to support planning processes from inception to delivery
• Communicate technical findings through reports and client/regulator presentations
• Supervise and mentor junior team members, providing technical guidance
• Assist in preparing fee proposals; some project management experience desirable

Key requirements

• BSc/BEng/MEng focused on hydrology or hydraulics
• Chartered or on the path to chartership
• Experience with 1D/2D hydraulic modelling (Flood Modeller, ESTRY, TUFLOW)
• Hydrological modelling using FEH methods (ReFH2, WINFAP)
• Experience with Flood Risk Assessments and Environmental Impact Assessments
• Experience training or reviewing junior staff
• GIS experience (QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo)
• Desirable: HEC-RAS, Infoworks ICM
• effective written and verbal communication
• mentoring and team leadership
• independence and collaborative working
• Flood Modeller
• ESTRY
• TUFLOW

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