Description:
We're looking to appoint a Principal Hydraulic Modeller to join our Water team within our Civil Engineering discipline. This is an exciting opportunity to provide a managing role to a team of technical and modelling colleagues as well as project execution. You'll work on developing solutions to address current and future environmental challenges, including flood risk and wastewater management and catchment strategies, all contributing to the health of our communities and natural water systems.
This can can be based at our Leicester, Leeds or Manchester offices.
Your core responsibilities will include:
- Plan and manage the workload of your technical team to deliver Framework outputs and other projects, effectively providing an overarching support to the wider modelling/technical colleagues.
- Provide clear instructions, delegate tasks appropriately, and take accountability for delivered work.
- Provide internal project commercial updates and manage project fees and claims.
- Responsible for overseeing accuracy and quality.
- Provide support as required to the team in the operation and maintenance of hydraulic models, including verification, simulations, tables, workbooks, cards, and outputs for analysis while providing guidance and supervision to others.
- Identify model requirements and manage survey procurement and related processes.
- Act as a lead client facing representative for project and wider framework engagements.
- Engage in learning and development opportunities, supporting the delivery of training opportunities to the wider team.
- Support team members in their professional growth, helping to identify and address development or training needs.
- Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety requirements, practices, and procedures.
- Act as the liaison with dedicated inhouse IT department to ensure effective running of software across the wider team.
Our ideal Principal Hydraulic Modeller will have:
- Hold a degree in relevant Scientific or Engineering, Water Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Chartered member of CIWEM | ICE with minimum four years post qualification experience.
- Excellent technical knowledge in building, maintaining and analysis of hydraulic models of varying complexity.
- Excellent knowledge of drainage and wastewater networks, asset management, and associated standards.
- Able to lead and manage technical teams, including workload planning, delegation, and quality review.
- Proficient in relevant modelling software providing support to others as required.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with clients, stakeholders, and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Knowledge of survey procurement and data management processes.
- Strong understanding of Health and Safety requirements and procedures.