Yorkshire Water Graduate Scheme - Hydraulic Modeller

These models play a crucial role in guiding operational, planning, and strategic decisions across the business. By producing accurate and timely urban drainage models, the department helps Yorkshire Water meet its environmental goals and regulatory targets.

The Environmental and Wastewater Strategy department focuses on developing skilled modellers who can build, assess, and maintain hydraulic, river flow, and water quality models. Through targeted training, team members learn to apply modelling standards, understand system functionality, and deliver high-quality outputs that meet regulatory requirements.

A key part of the role involves working with complex datasets—learning how to source, validate, and manage data to ensure smooth integration into modelling processes. Team members also support technical delivery of modelling projects, including scenario testing and presenting results in clear, audience-friendly formats.

• Develops and maintains effective internal and external relationships
• Assist in the technical execution of model usage and maintenance projects, developing practical skills in applying models to real-world scenarios.
• Gain a thorough understanding of model applications and functionality, ensuring compliance with Yorkshire Water’s modelling standards and technical specifications.
• Contribute to the production of wastewater, river flow, and water quality models, ensuring urban drainage models meet regulatory standards and are delivered on time and to the required quality.
• Learn the principles of model build, verification, maintenance, and scenario testing, and present outputs in a clear, audience-appropriate format to inform decision-making.
• Undertake structured training and development to build core competencies in hydraulic modelling, including model construction, assessment, and validation.
• Support the delivery of hydraulic models across wastewater networks, river systems, and water quality assessments, contributing to a range of environmental and infrastructure projects.

From tackling climate change to planning for droughts and floods, we’re solving some of the biggest challenges facing our region and we need talented graduates to help us do it.

Successful candidates will undergo pre-employment checks, including a Basic Disclosure via a third-party provider. Some roles may also require Counter Terrorist or Security Check clearance.

Location: West Yorkshire with requirement for flexible travel across Yorkshire & Humber.

Yorkshire Water Graduate Scheme – Hydraulic Modeller

• UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle
• A basic knowledge of GIS Software
• Degree in a relevant discipline (Maths, Geography, Environmental Sciences, Engineering)
• Learn to identify, validate, and manage key data sources, supporting robust data governance and seamless data integration into modelling workflows.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic team player with excellent organisational skills
• A base level understanding/module completed in hydraulic modelling
• Strong data manipulation and analytical skills, with an eye for detail.
• A desire to be able to learn and use Hydraulic calculations to understand hydraulic problems
• Owns and has a positive attitude to solving problems
• Able to communicate effectively through written communications, presentations and in meetings

Our two-year programme offers you five placements across your allocated business area, complemented by a choice of placements to suit your personal development needs in core functions such as Finance, Health & Safety, People, and Procurement, enabling you to have a balanced understanding of the business. You’ll gain hands-on experience, technical and leadership training, and support from mentors, managers, graduate alumni, and our Early in Careers team to support you from the day you make the decision to join us.

• Permanant substantive role offer upon completion of programme subject to performance
• Pension: Up to 12% company contribution
• Flexible Benefits Package
• Life assurance: 4x pensionable salary
• Starting salary: £32,000, rising to £37,000 by end of year 2
• Extras: £2,000 signing bonus, annual bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays + wellness day
• Includes health cash plan, critical illness and dental insurance, life assurance flex (with partner cover), retail discounts, online GP access, cycle-to-work scheme, gym membership savings, and more.