2026 UK Graduate Water Resources and Flooding Career Path

Overview

Graduate role delivering flood risk and hydrogeology modelling and analysis for water projects.

Key Responsibilities

• hydraulic modelling
• hydrogeological assessments
• gis mapping
• groundwater modelling
• data analysis
• flood risk

Tasks

-Model with impact: Use 1D-2D hydraulic modelling tools to simulate flood scenarios and develop actionable insights. -Hydrogeological assessments: Conduct studies to understand aquifer behaviour, recharge, and vulnerability. -Design solutions: Support the development of flood risk management strategies, including pioneering Natural Flood Management (NFM) approaches. -Assess and advise: Contribute to Flood Risk and Consequence Assessments, helping shape planning and mitigation strategies. -Analyse and verify: Build and validate models, and use GIS tools to manipulate and analyse hydrological and flood risk data. -Catchment management: Contribute to pollution mitigation strategies and sustainable water resource planning. -Groundwater modelling: Support the development of models to simulate flow and transport processes. -GIS mapping and visualisation: Use GIS tools to analyse hydrogeographic data and prepare maps of groundwater elevations, geological structures, and cross-sections. -Collaborate and learn: Work on fluvial and coastal risk projects, attend site visits, and engage in team and client meetings. -Data analysis: Collect, review, and analyse ground and surface water quantity and quality data.

Requirements

• problem solving
• environmental science
• maths
• communication
• initiative
• hydrogeology

What You Bring

-You’ll gain hands-on experience across a range of hydrogeological and environmental services. Your responsibilities may include: -Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving. -Environmental science or related -Delivers high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity. -Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues. -Maths, statistics or related -Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.

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Benefits

-A competitive salary: in addition to biannual reviews, we will ensure that you’re given a salary that matches the current industry standard. -Professional development: Undertake training and work towards professional qualification, supported by mentoring and our Early Careers Professionals Network. -A flexible benefits scheme: our company is made up of a range of different people and we understand that different people want different things. That’s why with our flexible plan, you’ll have the ability to manage the range of benefits we have on offer, to suit your specific needs. -Grow with purpose: Be part of our Early Careers Professionals Network, gaining exposure to technical, commercial, and client-facing aspects of project delivery. -Biannual salary reviews: we believe that hard work should be rewarded and recognised. Therefore, for the first three years of your career with us, you’ll have biannual salary reviews. -Contributory pension up to 7% of your salary: we have the best people on our team, and we like to look out for them. With our support, you’ll have all the advice and options you need to be able to invest in your future.

About Mott Macdonald

-Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision. -Design of major infrastructure and transport systems. -Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. -History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.

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Visa Sponsorship

-- no sponsorship provided for skilled worker or graduate visa routes. -- applications only accepted from candidates with immigration routes that do not require future skilled worker sponsorship.