Associate or Associate Director - Hydraulic Modeller

Apexcontractingwa; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Associate or Associate Director Hydraulic Modeller, where your expertise will drive innovative flood risk management projects. You'll lead a talented team, ensuring technical excellence while collaborating with various stakeholders. This role offers the chance to shape national projects and mentor the next generation of hydraulic modellers. With a commitment to inclusivity and well-being, this organization values your professional growth and work-life balance. Embrace the opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of sustainable water management.

Benefits

Hybrid working policy

Support for health and wellbeing

Development and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of UK flood modelling standards and techniques.
• Proven track record in undertaking hydraulic modelling.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for flood modelling projects.
• Mentor junior hydraulic modellers and manage project finances.

Skills

Fluvial and Pluvial Modelling

Project Management

Client Relationship Building

Technical Report Writing

Communication Skills

Education

Chartership with a relevant professional body

Tools

Flood Modeller

TUFLOW

HECRAS

ICM

GIS

Job description

Associate or Associate Director - Hydraulic Modeller

Our Sustainable Water Management Team are seeking Associate and Associate Director Modellers to help deliver our national programme of work. Focusing on the delivery of flood risk management projects, you will have the opportunity to be a major contributor or lead for our external and internal clients. You will be responsible for driving the direction of projects, working with other disciplines within the water team, and overseeing and mentoring junior hydraulic modellers within our team.

As a leading member of the team, you will collaborate in the leadership of our national hydraulic modelling team. You will be responsible for delivering and providing technical oversight of projects to provide a range of flood risk management related services for government, local authority, private, and major infrastructure clients, as well as supporting the delivery of innovation in our sector.

Your new role, what's involved?

• Provide technical leadership for fluvial and pluvial modelling projects including experience using flood modelling software e.g. Flood Modeller, TUFLOW, HECRAS or ICM
• Coordinating and managing flood modelling studies within our teams
• Scoping and developing hydraulic modelling approaches
• Undertaking technical reviews of hydraulic models
• Preparation of technical reports and presentations for clients and stakeholders
• Mentoring and technical development of others in fluvial and pluvial modelling
• Support business development through identifying prospective opportunities and leading on the preparation of proposals
• Providing project, commercial and financial management for projects
• Undertaking client and stakeholder liaison

We'd Love To Hear From You If You Have:

• Excellent understanding of UK flood modelling standards and techniques, knowledge of recent updates and active fields of development
• Proven track record in undertaking fluvial and pluvial hydraulic modelling
• Experience of non-real time (flood mapping) and/or real time (flood forecasting) studies
• Experience of undertaking model reviews for statutory bodies
• Commercial experience, including project management and bid preparation
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams
• Relevant experience of delivering infrastructure projects or working with local authority/national government
• Drive and ability to build client relationships and develop suitable opportunities
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Chartership with a relevant professional body (or commitment to work towards within an agreed period)
• Desirable to have experience in: GIS; FCERM studies; Flood Risk Assessments; knowledge of UK flood risk policy (NPPF and TAN15); UK flood estimation methods.

If you don’t meet all that we are looking for please still consider applying. Not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

We are WSP - Join us and make your career future ready!

WSP recognises that work is only one part of your life and making time for other things is important whether that’s for your families, friends, or yourself. Our hybrid working policy allows the flexibility to work from the comfort of your own home as well as collaborating in our contemporary offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity

We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Your development

We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that’s why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that’s chartership, training or mentoring.

APPLY NOW AND BE THE FUTURE OF WSP!

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.

Please note WSP reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Manufacturing
• Industries