Senior Water Scientist/Hydrologist

Description

• Design, modelling and installation of Natural Flood Management measures.
• Support development of technically robust and pragmatic solutions to complex water science / hydrological issues;
• Delivering hydrological reviews and water balance studies for a range of purposes, such as determining supply sources and ensuring a canal remains sufficiently full despite its top up water supply failing.
• Use varied tools to deliver outcomes (software, models etc) plus be able to review data empirically (e.g. review flow data series and spot gauging to develop an understanding of low and typical flow hydrology);
• Delivering improvements through working on water company’s Environmental Improvement Programme (WINEP).
• Developing a modelling approach and running these to inform management decisions, such as water level dependent designated sites.
• Support delivery of high-quality water science / hydrology consultancy and advisory services to both internal and external clients, including through our check and review processes;
• Co-ordinate multidisciplinary teams including water scientists, hydrogeologists, hydromorphologists, aquatic ecologists and flood risk specialists, ensuring necessary resources, budgets and controls are in place to meet both programme and budget requirements;
• Designing and helping delivering awards fish passes and river restoration schemes.
• Developing catchment wide river restoration plans for water companies.
• Deriving strategies to deliver catchment water quantity and quality improvements, driven by WFD and Local Nature Recovery requirements.
• Support the preparation of high quality and commercially astute bids and tenders for water science services, typically for Water Companies and Government bodies such as the Environment Agency.
• Identify the need for, plan and implement complex monitoring and field work as maybe required (e.g. water quality monitoring, flow gauging, hydromorphological surveys, PWS investigations etc.);

Requirements

• Have insight into how hydrological changes manifest in terms of water quality, geomorphology and hydroecology (e.g. changes to wetted widths and velocities and how these may affect fish passage);
• Report writing skills and ability to clearly present complex technical information visually and orally to a wide audience.
• Experienced in hydrology (low flows and flood risk), hydromorphology, water quality and / or hydroecology and a strong understanding of aquatic systems.
• Have a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject such as: geography, physical sciences, chemistry, maths, engineering etc.
• Proficiency in the application of hydrological software and environmental modelling (hydrological/ hydraulic/ water quality/ water resources).
• Proficiency in GIS software.
• Experienced in technical project delivery (from bid preparation, drafting technical proposals to project management)

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance