Senior Clean Water (Hydraulic) Modeller

Description

• Maintaining and reporting on an overall programme of work and associated resource demands.
• Accountable for commercial performance and forecasting of projects, and the production of bids and proposals.
• Continual improvement of modelling tools, procedures and processes to drive efficiency and innovation.
• Technical development and delivery of clean water hydraulic models, including model construction and calibration, model use studies, optioneering and analysis studies, to time, budget and the required quality.
• Build, maintain and manage strong and collaborative working relationships with clients.
• Management of all health and safety, quality and environmental aspects of projects.
• Ensuring quality of modelling outputs and compliance with standards, specifications and governance requirements.
• Line Management of project team members with responsibility for day-to-day leadership and direction for the team, workload planning and prioritisation, provision of technical direction and support, driving staff performance, motivation and career development.
• Developing and improving relationships and collaboration with other internal RPS modelling teams.
• Contribute to commercial performance, forecasting and risk management, and the production of bids and proposals.
• Leadership of modelling project teams delivering a diverse portfolio of water infrastructure projects.

Requirements

• Ability to coordinate and manage staff at all levels, including line management of less experienced colleagues, improve organisational effectiveness and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Working knowledge of GIS Systems (preferably MapInfo, ArcGIS, QGIS).
• Travelling to the client and/or other RPS offices might be required, depending on location.
• Deep expertise in hydraulic modelling and/or related water infrastructure areas, taking responsibility for delivery of specialist, complex or innovative projects, ensuring client standard and specification compliance.
• Preferably degree qualified in a relevant technical subject. Postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.
• Ability to manage (or support project managers to manage) small to large modelling projects/packages and programmes of work.
• Affiliation with a professional institution like IET, InstMC, or CIWEM, or in the process of working towards membership and nearing application.
• Ability to build, lead and motivate a team both internally and in partnership with external clients, and provide technical guidance and mentorship.
• Chartership or working towards chartership for Senior or Principal grades.
• Experience in water modelling using InfoWorks WS, Synergi Water or similar.
• You will be expected to have proficiency in MS 365 applications and have knowledge in key areas such as advanced Excel and Visual Basic.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, self-disciplined and having the ability to work to tight deadlines.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance