Environmental Scientist

AtkinsRéalis; Highgate; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy in the UK seeks a Water Quality Modelling Specialist to join their team. This role offers the flexibility of working full-time or part-time and involves coordinating water quality modelling investigations, collaborating with professionals, and developing client relationships. Candidates should have experience in water quality modelling, good analytical skills, and a relevant degree. Competitive salary and benefits related to health and wellbeing are provided.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee rewards

Training and professional development

Hybrid working culture

Qualifications

• Experience in water quality modelling (river and/or coastal).
• Good writing skills.
• Ability to develop innovative approaches in data‑poor environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver water quality modelling investigations.
• Work as part of a team with other professionals.
• Develop trusted relationships with clients.

Skills

Water quality modelling

Numerical and data analysis

Interpersonal skills

Environmental regulation knowledge

Education

Degree in environmental or science subject

Tools

SAGIS

Mike

Delft

InfoWorks ICM

Job description

Overview

Could you take a key role in water quality modelling services within our friendly and successful water management consultancy? This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate looking to progress their career at an exciting time for the industry. Our Water Management Consultancy operates at the interface between people and the water environment, with specialisms in water quality, water resources planning, flood risk management and climate analysis. Our team thrives on solving complex challenges related to water quality, resources, and climate resilience. AtkinsRéalis is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies, with over 36,000 employees worldwide. We offer an opportunity to make a difference and shape the world for future generations and the natural environment. Our Water Management Consultancy Practice covers a wider range of specialisms – including environmental chemistry, water quality, catchment management, hydrology/ water resource planning, and geomorphology. We pride ourselves on the quality of our work and the depth of our technical expertise. We currently have a number of new exciting and technically challenging projects in the wider quality modelling area. We welcome application from enthusiastic scientists in this field. The post can be full-time or part-time; with flexibility to make this work for you. As a Water Quality Modelling Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our water management solutions. Collaborating with a friendly and accomplished team, you’ll contribute to projects that safeguard our environment, enhancing water quality. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference in an industry that’s evolving rapidly. Recent projects delivered by our water quality team include simulating the whole of the freshwater River Thames to support strategic water resource options, updating catchment models used as the standard for regulatory planning across England and Wales, developing and implementing a new approach to drainage and wastewater management, and working with regulators and the water industry to improve bathing water quality. You will join a team of nearly 200 water management specialists, supporting our clients in making the right strategic investment decisions for critical infrastructure, in changing futures and climates, in areas as diverse as water resources, natural capital, mature‑base solutions, flood management, green infrastructure, energy and transportation. We work for clients across the UK, including central government, regulators, the water industry, NGOs, and local authorities. Beyond the UK, we play an important role in supporting major international development banks and private clients in driving forwards sustainable water management solutions for irrigation, potable water supply and wider infrastructure schemes.

We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and our people.

We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Responsibilities

• You will be joining an established and successful team, working with our water quality Technical Authority on the coordination and delivery of water quality modelling investigations.
• You will work effectively as part of a team and with other professionals (environmental scientists, engineers, planners) throughout AtkinsRéalis to provide a consistent and integrated service to our clients.
• You also will champion high standards of performance, influence project development and deliver sustainable outcomes.
• You will undertake your own work to an excellent standard, and review the work of others, leading on projects and frameworks as appropriate.
• You will additionally work closely with our clients to develop trusted relationships, supporting them in a confident, professional manner.
• You will support on bid preparation and help develop new areas of business for the team.

Qualifications & Experience

• We will support and train you with all of this and make sure that you can undertake Continual Professional Development in accordance with requirements of a professional institute. We are looking for someone flexible, prepared to take on new challenges and learn new skills.
• Experience in water quality modelling (river and/or coastal) is essential, ideally with industry standard software packages such as SAGIS, Mike, Delft or InfoWorks ICM.
• You will have a degree or higher in an environmental or science subject; you will ideally be chartered or working towards chartership.
• You will have good numerical and data analysis skills and good writing skills.
• You will have a good knowledge of environmental water quality regulation; for example the Water Framework Directive, Bathing Water Directive, Storm Overflow Assessment Framework (SOAF) and Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plans (SODRP).
• You will have an ability to develop innovative approaches in new technical areas and in data‑poor environments to support clients in decision-making.
• You will be highly self‑motivated, possessing strong enthusiasm, commitment to delivering sustainable outcomes and focused on delivering technical excellence.
• A skilled collaborative worker, you will have great interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively with different teams, clients, and stakeholders.
• You will be well‑organized, able to plan ahead and deal with multiple projects running in parallel.
• This position is available as either full‑time and part‑time and can be based in any of our office locations. Our largest team presences are in: Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Edinburgh, Epsom, Glasgow, Oxford, Peterborough, Swansea and Manchester – however we have offices in many other locations across the UK where you could be based.

Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.