Consultant Hydromorphologist

APEM; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy in the UK is seeking a Consultant Hydromorphologist to tackle meaningful water projects, including environmental assessments and river restoration. This role offers the chance to work with multidisciplinary teams while developing crucial hydromorphology skills. Candidates with a passion for dealing with environmental challenges and experience in hydraulic modelling are encouraged to apply. The consultancy provides flexible working options and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Access to mental health first aiders

Comprehensive income protection

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Desire to tackle environmental challenges with hydromorphology skills.
• Understanding of hydrological/hydromorphological processes.
• Excellent numerical skills including GIS and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support environmental assessments and management projects.
• Collaborate with field professionals for project delivery.
• Contribute to sustainable design and hydrological assessments.

Skills

Hydromorphology skills

Numerical skills including GIS

Verbal and written communication

Organisational skills

Problem-solving mindset

Tools

HEC-RAS

Flood Modeller

AutoCAD

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

About The Role

Are you an early-career hydromorphologist ready to build your expertise? Want to work on meaningful water projects supported by experienced multidisciplinary teams? Looking for a role where your ideas and growth mindset are valued just as much as your technical skills?

We’re looking for a Consultant Hydromorphologist to join our growing Water Management division. You’ll support a wide range of exciting projects across the UK and Ireland, including water resource environmental assessments, drainage and sediment management, wetland hydrology, and river restoration. You’ll work in close collaboration with a supportive team of field professionals and senior consultants, gaining exposure to both the desk and field elements of technical delivery.

This is an excellent opportunity to build a varied and future-focused hydromorphology skill set—including hydrological assessments, hydraulic modelling, and sustainable design. You’ll contribute to environmental solutions that help tackle flooding, pollution, and ecosystem degradation, with plenty of scope to shape your development and take on increasing responsibility over time.

We’d particularly love to hear from candidates with hydraulic modelling experience (HEC-RAS, Flood Modeller etc), though this is not essential—we’re open to those with strong transferrable skills and a passion for developing in this space.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need:

• A desire to use your hydromorphology skills to tackle future environmental challenges
  
• A solid understanding of hydrological/hydromorphological processes and analyses
  
• Excellent numerical skills including GIS and data analysis software
  
• Clear verbal and written communication skills
  
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage shifting priorities
  
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset
  

Bonus points for:

• Experience with hydraulic modelling (e.g. HEC-RAS, Flood Modeller)
  
• Familiarity with catchment or wetland modelling, field hydrometry, or AutoCAD
  
• Skills in R or other statistical analysis tools
  
• Contributions to:
  
  • River or riparian restoration designs
    
  • Surface water management plans
    
  • Construction Environmental Management Plans
    
  • NFM or drainage/flood risk assessments
    
  • Water resource environmental assessments
    

You will be offered the chance to work on a variety of projects, many of our employees have worked on projects that have been of personal interest to them. We match this with a commitment to continuous development and learning to support your career. We also offer benefits to look after you, from private medical insurance for all employees, access to mental health first aiders and comprehensive income protection if you cannot work. We also offer superb flexible working options, balancing work with your life.

Next steps

We are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive team. If you can’t tick every box on our job description, then we are still keen to hear from you and are open to supporting your development. That may be working part time or supporting you to gain experience in a specific area – we are a growing company and are able to adapt roles to reflect individual skills.

If you think you have what it takes to join our fast-growing business, then please apply immediately on our website. All we need some basic information and your CV, we will review all applications quickly and will respond to all applications.

About Us

The APEM Group is a global environmental consultancy, we work with a range of clients including large corporations and governments to help them understand and solve a wide variety of environmental projects in the UK and globally. Our successful pioneering work has enabled us to grow and combine forces with other businesses who share our ethos and integrity. At our core, our people are working towards the protection of the environment across the globe.