Senior Hydraulic Modeller

Our client is looking for a Senior Hydraulic Modeller to join their London office. Their Water Team specialises in providing advice to both public and private sectors clients on planning and design issues relating to Flood Risk, as well as the detailed design of Flood Protection, SuDS and Sewerage on Residential, Retail, Industrial, Commercial Developments and Public schemes throughout the UK.

What’s on offer

• Hybrid working
• Healthcare insurance
• Annaul leave buyback scheme
• Performance related bonus
• Cycle to work scheme

A key element to the role will be the understanding and managing of the design process from inception to construction of new flood alleviation, surface water management /flood alleviation projects, drainage strategies and producing and checking Flood Risk Assessments.

The role

• You will have a minimum of 5 experience and your principal role will be the day-to-day project management of a small team of Flood Modeller-TUFLOW and InfoWorks ICM modellers and conceptual design of flood protection measures and drainage strategies, leading to planning applications or construction drawings.
• You can expect to be active on several projects / client accounts at any given time.
• You will be expected to mentor and develop a team of modellers and engineers together with client facing.
• You will assist and separately produce fee proposals and verify work.
• Experience in the design of foul and surface water systems using the WinDES or FLOW software package would be an advantage.

What you need to succeed

• Flood mitigation design from concept through to detailed design including the options assessment for private and public sector clients.
• Drainage strategies for new developments.
• Mentor and lead a team of Junior modellers ; and
• A thorough knowledge of Flood Modeller/ISIS-TUFLOW river modelling software together with InfoWorks ICM and MAP-Info and or QGIS is essential. The design of sewers using WINDES (or similar software packages) together with experience in applying Sewers for Adoption/Design and Construction Guidance.
• Managing river modelling and hydrological analysis to support the design:
• Drainage design andFlood Risk Assessments.
• Preferred Competencies/Modelling and GIS Skills Essential
• Designer of flood mitigation works.
• Surface water management.