Associate / Technical Director - Flood Forecast Modelling

WSP; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is expanding its UK flood forecasting capacity within the Sustainable Water Management team. You will deliver real time and non-real time flood modelling projects, mentoring junior modellers and contributing to bid proposals.

Working alongside hydraulic modellers and hydrologists, you’ll help develop service offerings and liaise with clients and stakeholders while maintaining a safety-first approach.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of UK flood forecasting techniques and modelling methods.
• Experience in delivering and reviewing flood forecasting reports and products.
• Ability to mentor junior modellers and lead project work.”

Responsibilities

• Provide technical delivery for flood forecast modelling and hydrology studies using Flood Modeller.
• Lead QA reviews of flood forecasting reports and products.
• Produce high-quality client-facing deliverables with clear data visuals.

Skills

Flood forecasting

Hydrology

Real-time modelling

Technical leadership

Client liaison

Education

Chartership with a relevant professional body

Tools

Flood Modeller

PDM

Job description

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A little more about your role …

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Are you eager to help deliver and grow our national programme of work? We are expanding our UK based flood forecasting capacity as part of our Sustainable Water Management team in response to growing demand from our existing clients and looking to recruit experienced flood forecast modellers and hydrologist at all levels. You will work alongside our existing hydraulic modellers and hydrologist to deliver a range of real time flood modelling projects.

Your work will be varied and challenging and is likely to include the following:

• Providing technical delivery (and where appropriate leadership) for flood forecast modelling and hydrology studies including developing Flood Modeller based flood forecast models (routing and hydrodynamic), preparing hydrology boundaries (PDM), performance testing, undertaking rating reviews and updates
• Undertaking Quality Assurance and independent technical reviews of existing flood forecasting reports and products
• Undertaking and supervising the production of, high quality client- and public-facing deliverables, demonstrated through excellence in communication and an ability to present the visualisation and interpretation of complex data
• Working with the wider fluvial and pluvial modelling leadership team further develop flood forecasting service offering
• Mentoring and providing technical support for less experienced flood forecasting modellers
• Support (and where appropriate lead) high quality bid proposals and developing innovative solutions to meet our clients' needs
• Providing project, commercial and financial management for projects
• Undertaking client and stakeholder liaison
• Displaying and promoting a 'safety first' attitude in line with WSP's health and safety policy and procedures

Although primarily a UK based role, you will also be expected to work collaboratively with teams across WSP’s global business.

Your Team

Our national fluvial and pluvial modelling team deliver flood modelling (real time and non-real time) to support a broad portfolio of work including flood warning improvements, FCERM studies and strategic infrastructure projects (including working across the energy, transport, government and water sectors). As an experienced flood forecast modeller, you will be a part of the growing UK based real time modelling capacity and support the development of more junior colleagues as well as being part of the WSP international Practice Area Network looking at flood and weather forecasting.

You will be responsible technical oversight of projects, play a part in promoting and delivering high quality flood forecasting services as well as supporting the delivery of innovation in our sector. You will also play a part in the success of WSP through contributing to tenders and strengthening relationships with clients.

We offer a dynamic, but supportive environment for a motivated and talented individual to fulfil their potential. We recognise that our people are central to our success as a business.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate …

• Excellent understanding of UK flood forecasting techniques, rating review, Flood Modeller, PDM and performance testing as well as knowledge of recent updates and active fields of development with a proven track record in undertaking real time model development and testing.
• Excellent understanding and experience of carrying out reviews and calculations to satisfy UK statutory bodies (EA, SEPA, NRW or DfI)
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience of identifying and developing business opportunities as well as the preparation of winning proposals.
• A sound understanding of client needs, their opportunities and challenges, with a track record of leading and winning work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the potential to engage and influence at all levels.
• Excellent report‑writing, technical review, numerical and analytical skills, with an eye for detail and enjoy solving challenging flood forecasting problems.
• Chartership with a relevant professional body (or commitment to work towards within an agreed period)
• Experience and flexibility to review non‑real time modelling is an advantage.

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